A Lynchburg man was sentenced to six months after pleading guilty Monday to three misdemeanor charges stemming from an October 2022 shooting incident just outside Buffalo Wild Wings on Wards Road.
Matt Fariss, who was present in court Thursday standing next to Chuck Felmlee in an orange jumpsuit with family in attendance, is being charged with possession of Schedule I or II drugs, possession of a gun on a person with Schedule I or II drugs, violation of a protective order, improper tail lights, failure to display license plates and failure to obey highway marking, according to court records. Judge Stephanie Maddox granted Fariss a $5,000 secured bond. Fariss is ordered to pay $500 for release and be subject to random alcohol and drug screenings.
Matt Fariss, who was present in court Thursday standing next to Chuck Felmlee in an orange jumpsuit with family in attendance, is being charged with possession of Schedule I or II drugs, possession of a gun on a person with Schedule I or II drugs, violation of a protective order, improper tail lights, failure to display license plates and failure to obey highway marking, according to court records. Judge Stephanie Maddox granted Fariss a $5,000 secured bond. Fariss is ordered to pay $500 for release and be subject to random alcohol and drug screenings.
A Bedford County Sheriff’s deputy used “appropriate and necessary” force in shooting a Rockbridge County man during a February police pursuit that ended in Bedford and no criminal charges will be filed, the county’s chief prosecutor wrote in a legal opinion Monday.