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PEARISBURG â An attempt to recover stolen property ended with a group of people chasing a homeowner out of his residence and shooting him as he ran, a Giles County prosecutor said Tuesday. William Dee Martin, 44, of Newport, was in the countyâs General District Court to ask for bail â a request that was denied after Commonwealthâs Attorney Bobby Lilly said security camera footage showed Martin running after a man, then shooting him with a long gun from about 10 feet away. The April 20 incident left Calvin Dale Riggs Jr. with a gunshot wound in his leg, Lilly said. It led to the arrests of Martin and another member of the group that confronted him, along with a third person charged with possessing drugs but who also was seeking a stolen item at Riggsâ home, a search warrant said. ....
Suspect wanted in connection to Giles County shooting taken into custody Authorities said he was found in Pembroke Published: Updated: Tags: GILES COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE A man that was wanted in connection to an early morning shooting in Giles County is now in custody, according to the dispatchers. Authorities said that Billy Martin, 44, was found in Pembroke. The shooting that Martin was wanted in connection to remains under investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL STORY Authorities are searching for a man they said is wanted in connection to a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in Giles County. ....