C’ville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman is running for a sixth term in office. He’s being challenged by a former holder of the office, Steve Deaton. #
C’ville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman is running for a sixth term in office. He’s being challenged by a former holder of the office, Steve Deaton. #
Freshman Board of Visitors member Duane Snow is running for a second term, Molly Balkenbush reports for NBC-29. The Samuel Miller Republican promises to continue to advance transportation projects, expand the physical size of county schools, and get internet access for the whole of his district. The election is in November.
23-year-old James Kardos was arrested early this morning, ending a nine-hour standoff at Lake Monticello. A suspect in a domestic assault in Charlottesville, the city resident fled to Lake Monticello, where he holed up in his mother’s home, surrounded by police, the street’s homes evacuated. He fired a gunshot at one point, to no apparent effect, and police later retaliated with a no-more-effect stun grenade. At 1 AM police entered the home and arrested him, and he’s been taken back to Charlottesville and jailed. This is the most excitement at Lake Monticello in a long time.
Supervisor Chris Dumler pleaded guilty to sexual battery this morning, Courteney Stuart writes for The Hook, with the 27-year-old Democratic official pleading to a 12-month sentence, suspended to 60 days, liable to only serve 30, just on the weekends. He was arrested on charges of forcible sodomy in October, and faced accusations from a second victim just last week, dating to 2006.
One has to imagine that this will be followed by Dumler’s resignation from the Board of Supervisors. It’s tough to see how somebody can plead guilty to a sex crime and remain in elected office. If he hasn’t already decided to step down, he’s bound to come under a great deal of pressure to do so, and soon.
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