Third Suspect Arrested for July 5, 2018 Stafford County Shooting on Minuteman Circle

The third suspect in the shooting that occurred on Minuteman Circle on the evening of July 5, 2018 was arrested Sunday around noon by members of the Northern Virginia United States Marshal Task Force and Stafford County Detectives. Hayden James Parrick, twenty-years-old, was arrested in the Dumfries area of Prince William County and charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy and Stab or Shoot to Maim or Kill by Mob.

The charges stem from a dispute that occurred between the three suspects involved and the twenty-year-old victim. The incident began when Stafford County Deputies responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Minute Man Circle around 9:00PM on July 5, 2018. When they arrived, there was evidence that a shooting had occurred but no victim was located. Shortly thereafter, deputies responded to a local hospital where a subject was being treated for gunshot wounds to his abdomen and lower leg. He was found to be the victim.

Previously arrested were Fa-eez Gomda, eighteen, from Stafford and Isaiah Keyes, nineteen of Fredericksburg. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office would also like to thank the Prince William County Police Department for their assistance in the capture of Parrick.

A suspect was arrested on numerous charges after attempting to elude a Stafford Deputy on Saturday, July 14, 2018 around noon. Deputy B. U. Demirci was on routine patrol in the area of Route 1 and Coal Landing Road when he observed a white Mercedes sedan with no front tag displayed. The deputy positioned himself where he could then observe the rear tag and had dispatch run it through DMV. The tag returned as not being on file. Deputy Demirci activated his emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop. The driver immediately accelerated the Mercedes and began attempting to elude the deputy.

The chase continued north on Route 1 through the Garrisonville Road intersection with the suspect passing other vehicles on the shoulder and weaving in and out of traffic. Once north of the I95 interchange, the suspect vehicle made a u-turn and began traveling south. While attempting to enter the I95 northbound ramp, the driver lost control and crashed into numerous trees. He was quickly apprehended by Deputy Demirci and his K-9 partner, Steel.

Casildo Agosto, age twenty six of Dumfries, was not injured in the crash. He advised the deputy that he ran because he did not have a license and there was marijuana in the car. He was charged with Eluding Police, Driving with no License, Driving an Unregistered Vehicle, Reckless Driving and Possession of Marijuana.

On July 17, 2018 just after midnight, a Stafford County Detective observed a wanted subject exit a home on Forbes Street and enter the passenger front door of a white Chrysler minivan. As the minivan drove off, the detective requested a marked unit stop the vehicle so the suspect could be arrested. Patrol Units attempted to perform a traffic stop at Forbes Street and Harrell Road. When they activated their emergency equipment, the minivan accelerated and a pursuit ensued.

The chase continued on throughout the area, including Strawberry Lane, Thomas Jefferson Place and Layhill Drive. It ended when the female driver lost control and crashed into a ditch in the area of Dogwood Airpark. Immediately after the crash, the driver bailed out and ran from deputies but was quickly apprehended. The male passenger was held inside the minivan at gunpoint until he was removed and placed under arrest. He was in fact the wanted suspect.

Arrested on the outstanding warrants was Stephen Michael Brown, thirty-one-years-old from Stafford County. He was charged with Abduction, Domestic Assault, Violation of a Protective Order and two counts of Annoying Telephone Calls. These charges were a result of an incident that occurred on July 4, 2018 that occurred in the south end of the county.

The driver of the minivan involved in the pursuit was identified as Rebecca Lynn Conley, forty-seven-years-old, also from Stafford County. She was charged with Felony Eluding, Reckless Driving, Driving on Suspended, Trespassing and Obstruction of Justice. Both subjects were incarcerated at RRJ.

Stafford, VA. A female subject incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail for felony larceny has been charged with credit card theft and fraud after several stolen credit cards were discovered in her apartment.

On July 16, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Deputy Daniel Reed responded to a call at a residence in the northern end of the county from a male subject who discovered multiple stolen credit cards in his wife’s purse and dresser drawers as well as a credit card fraudulently obtained in his name. His wife, identified as Tracey Swett, 34, is currently incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail.

When the deputy arrived, the victim handed him three credit cards and two pieces of paper containing credit card numbers and personal information. The victim explained that the card in his name had been maxed out and was adversely affecting his credit. The deputy contacted the owners of the other credit cards and learned the victims had not given Swett permission to take or use the cards.

Swett was charged with four counts of credit card theft, credit card fraud, identity fraud, and obtaining money by false pretenses. She was held without bond on those charges.

Stafford, VA. A suspect was arrested on Monday night by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after he broke into a residence and assaulted a female subject inside.

On July 23, 2018, Deputy Samantha Whitt and Sgt. Nicolaos Zotos responded to Stevens Circle in regards to a reported breaking and entering. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the victim who said the suspect arrived at her residence, broke in, and assaulted her.

The victim explained that earlier in the evening she was visiting the household of the suspect whom she identified as her former boyfriend, Albert William Ware. A verbal argument ensued when she attempted to leave the residence. Shortly after the victim returned to her residence, the suspect appeared at her bedroom window and she told him to leave.

The suspect then went to the door, and the victim opened it while leaving the storm door closed and locked. The suspect then forced open the storm door and lunged into the residence. He pushed the victim against a bookshelf and then a filing cabinet, causing an injury to her chin.

Deputy Alex Smith and his K9 partner, Lobo, successfully located the suspect near the wood line in the area of Foxwood Drive and Anita Drive.

Ware was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, assault and battery, felonious assault, trespassing, and abduction by force, intimidation or deception.

Stafford, VA. One of the suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on Knollwood Court in Stafford County on June 25, 2018 has been taken into custody.

On the afternoon of July 24, 2018, Ibin Orjea Hatcher, 27, of Stafford turned himself in to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, attempted murder, shooting or stabbing in commission of a felony, weapon possession by a felon, discharging a firearm in an occupied building, use or display of a firearm in commission of a felony, conspiracy, and threat to extort money.

Another suspect, Corie Stepon Byrd, 28, of Woodbridge remains at large. He is wanted on charges of aggravated malicious wounding, attempted murder, shooting or stabbing in commission of a felony, use or display of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm in an occupied building.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400.

Stafford, VA. A long term drug investigation came to a close Saturday morning with the arrest of a suspect on drug possession and distribution charges.

In recent months, detectives from the Special Investigations Unit of the SSheriff’s Office developed information that Michele Marie Deavers, 30, of Stafford was selling heroin and fentanyl in Stafford County. The investigation ended on the morning of July 21, 2018 when SIU learned she was traveling into the county from the City of Baltimore with a quantity of heroin. Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the area of Brooke Road and Mount Hope Church Road and Deavers was arrested on an outstanding drug warrant.

Opioids and crack cocaine were located during the traffic stop. In addition, a search warrant was executed at the suspect’s residence located at 59 Little Whim Road on the same day. Evidence indicative of drug distribution and drug paraphernalia was discovered.

Deavers was charged with possession with intent to distribute a schedule II narcotic and possession of a controlled substance. She was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

Stafford, VA. A suspect involved in the shooting that occurred at a residence on Knollwood Court in Stafford County on June 25, 2018 was arrested in Fredericksburg on Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Corie Stepon Byrd, 28, of Woodbridge is incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of aggravated malicious wounding, attempted murder, shooting or stabbing in commission of a felony, use or display of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm in an occupied building.

Stafford, VA. A suspect was arrested early on Friday morning after crashing into a firetruck blocking an accident scene on Interstate 95 southbound and then driving away from the scene of the crash.

On July 27, 2018, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Deputy Justin Forman was on the scene of an auto accident on I-95 at mile marker 135 when he observed a silver vehicle crash into a firetruck blocking the right lane of the interstate. Deputy Forman began walking towards the scene of the crash when he observed the driver exit the vehicle. When the driver saw the deputy approaching, he got back into his vehicle and drove away.

Deputy Forman subsequently returned to his vehicle and was able to catch up to the suspect around mile marker 133. The suspect, identified as Jaydee Hutchinson, 27, of Alexandria, was taken into custody for DUI and hit and run. A search warrant for the suspect’s blood was obtained and executed.

Hutchinson was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of DUI, hit and run, driving suspended, refusal of DUI test, and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. No one was injured as a result of the crash.

Stafford, VA. A man was arrested last week by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after an elderly woman allowed him to borrow her vehicle and he never returned it.

On July 19, 2018, Deputy Karl Warnick responded to a residence on North Pointe Drive in reference to a past occurred larceny. The elderly resident explained that a man identified as Kenneth Jerome Brown Sr., 49, of Fredericksburg had come to her residence on July 6, 2018 asking to borrow her vehicle.

The resident told the deputy that she has a tree service company come to her residence every year to do work on her property. Brown, one of the employees of the company, asked her to use her vehicle to do a side job at another location the following day. She agreed to let him use the vehicle if he returned it the next day.

After trying to contact Brown on numerous occasions without any return calls, the resident called the Sheriff’s Office to report his failure to return the vehicle. Deputy Warnick was able to reach Brown and told him to return the vehicle immediately. Brown called the victim and promised to return the vehicle by July 24, 2018.

After the deadline passed without Brown returning the vehicle, the victim again contacted the Sheriff’s Office. This time, the deputy was unable to reach Brown.

Brown was taken into custody on July 25, 2018 after deputies responded to a call regarding a male subject lying on the ground on Route 3. Upon arrival, deputies observed that the man was responsive. They also discovered he was wanted for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Brown provided the location of the stolen truck, which was found at a motel in Spotsylvania County near Lake Anna.

Brown was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of unauthorized use and driving revoked.

Stafford, VA. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in National Night Out, an annual event that promotes police-community relationships and neighborhood camaraderie and safety.

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, communities throughout the county will hold neighborhood celebrations throughout the late afternoon and early evening. Events and activities can include block parties, cookouts, exhibits, flashlight walks, contests, and more.

This year, neighborhoods participating in National Night Out include: Carriage Hills, Celebrate by Del Webb, Vista Woods, Augustine North, Colonial Forge, Falls Run, Garrison Woods, Lake Estates, Stafford Oaks, Village at England Run, and Woodlawn.

There will also be a community-wide event from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Target parking lot located at Stafford Marketplace. The event will include music, food, activities, dozens of vendors, over one hundred exhibitors, and more. Stafford Fire and Rescue and the Sheriff’s Office both bring equipment for children and adults to check out. Everything—including the food—is free.

National Night Out involves 16,500 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases. It is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs, and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.

“National Night Out is one of our favorite events of the year,” 1st Sgt. Michelle Gibbons said. “It brings the whole community together and provides a fun-filled environment for law enforcement to interact with residents and strengthen relationships. We want the community to know we care about them and are working diligently to keep them safe.”

Stafford, VA. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a suspect on Wednesday night after he stabbed his brother at a residence in the southern end of the county. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

On August 1, 2018, at approximately 5:51 p.m., deputies responded to a reported stabbing at a residence on Clint Lane. Callers advised the 911 Call Center that a male subject had stabbed his brother. Upon arrival, deputies observed an unresponsive male lying on his back in a pool of blood with a stab wound on the left side of his torso that was bleeding heavily.

Medical personnel pronounced the victim dead at 6:07 p.m. He was identified as Latonio Curmon, 18, of Stafford.

The suspect was identified as Miequan Curmon, 19, of Stafford. A witness said he fled the scene shortly after the incident. The Sheriff’s Office established a perimeter and called in the drone team as well as the K9 units to assist with the investigation.

After several hours, the suspect was located in the area of Cool Springs Road and Kings Highway. He was taken into custody at approximately 8:29 p.m.

The suspect is incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond. He is charged with second degree murder.

Stafford, VA. A woman was indicted on embezzlement and forgery charges on Monday for embezzling over $225,000 from a business in Stafford County just months after pleading guilty for embezzling $162,000 from a business in Prince William County.

On October 10, 2017, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the owner of Art and Sign FX. He told deputies that detectives with the Prince William County Police Department had informed him that one of his employees, identified as Debra Ann Jones, 58, of Fredericksburg had embezzled $225,768.50 from his company.

On October 4, 2017, Jones was arrested for embezzling $162,000 from a landscaping company in Prince William County where she had previously been employed as a bookkeeper. She was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on four counts of embezzlement and four counts of forgery. On May 31, 2018, she pleaded guilty to these charges in Prince William County Circuit Court.

Detective McCullough with the Stafford Sheriff’s Office contacted the Prince William County Police Department and learned that Jones had fraudulently written numerous checks totaling $225,768.50 from Art and Sign FX. The detective spoke with the owners of Art and Sign FX and learned they had found numerous company checks written to Jones as well as cancelled checks in large amounts that had been sent to Rankin Landscaping.

During an interview, Jones told detectives she used some of the money she embezzled from Art and Sign FX to go towards paying back the landscaping company.

On August 6, 2018, Jones was indicted by a Stafford County Grand Jury on nine counts of embezzlement, nine counts of forgery, and one count of identity theft.

Stafford, VA. Two suspects, including a man wanted on felony assault charges, were arrested on Tuesday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

On August, 7, 2018, at approximately 4:25 p.m., deputies responded to a residence in the area of Paradise Court to assist detectives in searching for a suspect wanted on abduction, strangulation, and assault charges. The suspect, identified as Andre Lamar Bell, 37, of Stafford, was subsequently taken into custody.

Following Bell’s arrest, two deputies who remained at the scene in their vehicles, observed two males going back and forth between the residence and a vehicle parked in the driveway. Deputies noticed that the tint of the windows appeared to be too dark to be legal in Virginia.

The suspicious vehicle eventually pulled out of the driveway and came to a stop in the travel lanes on Clarke Hill Road where the driver turned on the hazard lights. Deputy Gabrielli and 1st Sgt. Purcell made contact with the occupants of the vehicle and asked them to step outside of the vehicle.

Deputy Smith and his K9 partner, Lobo, arrived on scene and conducted a scan of the vehicle. Lobo alerted to an area of the vehicle, prompting deputies to perform a search. They discovered a substance consistent with marijuana as well as a small safe containing nine small bags of a white powdery substance, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm.

A subsequent search of the driver, identified as Alpha Lee, 38, of Dumfries, revealed a significant amount of cash contained in a wallet. A search of the passenger, identified as Andre S. Bell, 19,of Stafford revealed a substance consistent with marijuana. In the meantime, a tint meter confirmed the window tint was darker than what is legally permissible in the state.

Lee was taken into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of possession with intent to distribute a schedule I/II controlled substance, possession of a firearm while in possession of drugs, stopping on a highway, and illegal tint. Andre S. Bell was charged with possession of marijuana and released on a summons.

Andre Lamar Bell was served his outstanding warrants and was also charged with possession with intent to distribute a schedule I/II controlled substance, possession of a firearm while in possession of drugs, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. He is incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail.

Stafford, VA. A long term investigation by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit came to an end of Thursday with the arrest of two suspects on drug distribution charges.

On August 9, 2018, members of SIU and patrol responded to a residence at Westmoreland Place to execute a search warrant and arrest warrant for a suspect identified as Samuel Thomas Rossi, 19, of Stafford. During the search, a large amount of marijuana and cash was uncovered.

Rossi was subsequently taken into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a secured bond. He is charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

As a result of the investigation at the residence, a second suspect was also taken into custody for possession of marijuana and a large amount of cash.

Matthew Daniel Taylor, 23, of Locust Grove, was arrested and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond. He is charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Stafford, VA. A traffic stop conducted by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office last week resulted in drug charges for the occupants of the vehicle.

On August 10, 2018, at approximately 8:36 p.m., Sgt. Kreider observed a silver vehicle with a defective brake light at the intersection of Warrenton Road and South Gateway Drive. He also noted that neither the driver nor the passenger was wearing a seatbelt.

Sgt. Kreider initiated a traffic stop on Warrenton Road at the ramp onto Interstate 95 Southbound. While approaching the vehicle, he detected a strong odor of marijuana. The driver was identified as Brandy Javoux Fitzgerald, 29, of Stafford and the passenger as David William Martin, Jr., 28, of Fredericksburg.

The suspects were subsequently detained. A search of Fitzgerald revealed several pills and a substance consistent with marijuana. A search of Martin’s person revealed white powdery residue on an object in his pocket. In addition, a search of the vehicle yielded several more pills in an envelope addressed to Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald was taken into custody and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. He was released on personal recognizance for those charges as well as a summons for no seatbelt and defective equipment.

Martin was taken into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a secured bond. He is charged with possession of a controlled substance. He also received a summons for no seatbelt.

Stafford, VA. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect on Wednesday in connection with two reported sneaker thefts.

On August 15, 2018, Deputy Aubrecht responded to a call regarding an auto accident and possible robbery in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Merryview Drive. Upon arrival, the deputy observed a male subject with a severe laceration on his knee standing outside of a gray Jeep Wrangler off the road.

While the deputy was assisting him with the injury, the subject explained that the male sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle had tried to take off with two boxes of Air Jordan sneakers he was trying to sell through the Letgo app for buying and selling used items.

When rescue personnel arrived, the deputy made contact with the second male subject who was identified as Sydney Marcell Fisher, 18, of Stafford. Fisher told the deputy that he did not attempt to steal the shoes from the victim. He said he met the victim to purchase the shoes at the agreed upon price of $300. After seeing the shoes, he returned to his vehicle to get the money. At that point, the first subject came over to his vehicle and tried to make entry, causing Fisher to attempt to drive away. He said the subject held onto the door, and he ended up crashing the vehicle into a tree.

Deputy Aubrecht then spoke with the first subject to get his side of the story. The first subject told him that he agreed to meet Fisher at a location near his residence to sell him the shoes for the agreed upon price of $300; however, Fisher only had $80. He handed the shoes to Fisher who said he’d get the money from his vehicle. Instead, Fisher began to drive away, prompting the first subject to grab ahold of the door of the vehicle and attempt to grab the wheel to stop the vehicle. The vehicle subsequently swerved off the road and crashed into a tree.

The first subject was transported to Mary Washington Hospital. At the hospital, the subject showed the deputy screenshots of his conversation with Fisher. However, the name of the second subject on the app was displayed as Mark Jamison. He said that is how the subject identified himself when he attempted to sell him the shoes. Fisher later admitted to the deputy that he used the Mark Jamison name as a pseudonym.

Fisher was taken into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of reckless driving and petit larceny.

On the same day, Deputy Sypolt responded to Town Square Circle regarding a larceny complaint. The victim said a man identified as Mark Jamison took two pairs of Nike Jordan sneakers from him without paying. He had used the Letgo app to try and sell the shoes.

The victim told the deputy he met the suspect at the agreed upon location at Town Square Circle. Upon arrival, the man identified as Mark Jamison analyzed the shoes and then asked if he could show the shoes to his friend at one of the nearby apartments to make sure they were legitimate. The victim agreed, but Jamison never came back. The victim repeatedly tried to text him over the next 45 minutes, and eventually learned Jamison had blocked him on the app.

Additional warrants are pending for this incident. Anyone who believes they may have been a victim in a sneakers theft associated with Mark Jamison or Sydney Fisher is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400.

Stafford, VA. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new initiative that enables businesses and residents to help combat crime in their communities by participating in a voluntary program that gives law enforcement access to privately owned surveillance camera footage during crime incidents.

The Stafford County Operation Public Eye (S.C.O.P.E) program allows residents to register their home or business surveillance cameras with the department. When a crime occurs, the Sheriff’s Office will be able to quickly identify nearby cameras that may have captured criminal activity and enlist the assistance of citizens to help collect video evidence.

“We are asking for the community’s help,” said Stafford Sheriff David P. Decatur. “Video surveillance is an exceedingly effective tool for deterring crime and apprehending criminals. Through the S.C.O.P.E. program, residents can play a proactive role in keeping their neighborhoods safe.”

Registration does not enable law enforcement to view camera footage without permission. Law enforcement must request permission each time they want to view camera footage to assist with an investigation, and residents are free to accept or deny these requests.

Residents interested in registering their cameras can go to the following link: https://www.staffordsheriff.com/content/crime/Scope.cfm

The only information required is name, address, email address, and phone number. Citizens are contacted via phone or email when a crime in their area occurs and are asked to review their video surveillance system for video capturing a certain incident or suspect. If the citizen finds any video evidence, they can share it with the S.C.O.P.E. program to make arrangements for retrieval.

Information provided to the Sheriff’s Office regarding your camera systems will be for official use only. Your personal information will remain confidential and will not be distributed except as required by law or court order.