Jese Crosson, jailed since December on charges of home invasion and a shooting, has been charged with attempting to put out a hit on the victims of the crimes. The 18-year-old, from his jail cell, is said to have tried to hire somebody to kill the two Greene County men that he’s accused of shooting and the woman that he’s accused of raping at gunpoint. Crosson has now been put in solitary confinement and cut off from visits. Reed Williams has the story in today’s Progress.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
four six and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Technically, White is the one charged with the rape, though the woman will still be a witness. It also sounds like the rape charge may be transfered to Crosson (as most of us who know the two suspected), but that is purely speculation at this point.
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Yep, that’s classic Crosson. He’d better get life without parole, because the guy will just try to kill people in a very pre-meditated way. I almost feel bad for him, since he’s a smart guy who is capable of being very nice and sincere. But he’s always lacked something very basic in terms of judgement and morality.
It is a strange thing how someone can be perfectly intelligent, well-mannered and even kind, but lack whatever psychological component that the rest of us have that keeps us from raping and murdering people.
It’s called ‘psychopath’ [for those without dictionaries and who blame me for having used it in my lifetime].