Man in custody after leading police on pursuit and driving into river
Lynchburg police say a man who was holding a knife to his throat in the James River for several hours overnight was taken into custody this morning. It happened in the river between Riveredge Park in Amherst County and downtown Lynchburg. Lynchburg Police say it bega around 2:30 when a wanted man out of Amherst County led police on a chase and drove his car into the river. He then stayed in the water with a knife while crews – including a crisis negotiation team – talked to him. The man is now in custody under an emergency custody order. Police haven’t released his name or other details.
Campbell County woman arrested, charged with having nearly $30k worth of meth
She left the county to buy the drugs and brought them back with her, authorities say
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Paula Jean McMillan (Blue Ridge Regional Jail)
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. – The combined effort of multiple law enforcement agencies resulted in the seizure of thousands of dollars of meth and an arrest this week.
On Tuesday, the Central Virginia Drug and Gang Task Force executed multiple drug-related search warrants within Campbell County.
The Task Force is comprised of narcotics investigators with the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police.
Rustburg man killed by falling tree during storm
On May 4th 2021 investigators with the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office were called to B Street in Monroe for a call where a tree had fallen onto an enclosed trailer that was occupied by a lawn mowing crew who was in the process of loading their equipment during the passing storms.
Christopher Samuel Moore, 34 years old, of Rustburg, Va. was sadly killed in this incident.