Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Joaquin Shadow Rams, of Manassas, is accused of killing his young son in 2012.
A grand jury in Prince William County Circuit Court on Monday indicted a Manassas City father on charges of murder in the 2012 death of his 15-month-old son. Joaquin Shadow Rams, 40, of Landgreen Street in the City of Manassas, is accused of drowning Prince McLeod Rams during a court-ordered visitation on October 20. His trial is scheduled to begin on August 5 and continue until August 14. Rams has said that his son died during a seizure, though the Medical Examiner concluded that Prince died by drowning. In an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Prince William County Circuit Court in January, police said that Rams had taken out several life insurance policies on his son, and on one policy, falsely claimed that the boy's mother was …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Father accused of killing small child for insurance money; Judge determines Monday that there's probable cause in case.
A Manassas City father charged with first-degree murder in the drowning death of his young son is expected to face a grand jury this spring. A judge ruled Monday that there was probable cause in the case, according to a report by WJLA. Joaquin Shadow Rams, 40, of Landgreen Street in the City of Manassas, is accused of drowning his 15-month-old son, Prince McLeod Rams, in October 2012. Court documents released in February show that Manassas City Police detectives accuse Rams of taking out a life insurance policy on the boy —and falsely claiming the tot's mother was dead. Warrant Presents Case Against Rams In an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Prince William County Circuit Court on Jan. 25, police said that their investigation had …
Monday, March 4, 2013
The trial for David Wayne Laws, who is charged with murder, is postponed until a new lawyer can be appointed.
Despite the fact that over two years has passed since David Wayne Laws, of Manassas, was arrested on murder charges, his trial will once again be postponed. With witnesses, experts and family members of the victim packed into the left side of the room, Laws and his attorney, Robert May, told Prince William County Circuit Court judge Richard Potter that they needed to terminate their relationship. They told the judge that they did not agree on strategy and had "a breakdown in communication." Potter reminded Laws—who has already switched his attorney once before—that he did not have the right to pick which lawyer the court appoints to defend him. Potter said, however, that since neither Laws nor his attorney were ready for trial, he would …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Joaquin Shadow Rams, of the City of Manassas, is charged with first degree murder.
A Manassas City father charged with first-degree murder for the drowning death of his young son took out life insurance policies on the boy—and falsely claimed the tot's mother was dead, according to court documents filed by a Manassas City Police detective. Joaquin Shadow Rams, 40, of Landgreen Street in the City of Manassas, is accused of drowning his 15-month-old son, Prince McLeod Rams. In an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Prince William County Circuit Court on Jan. 25, police said that their investigation had produced conflicting accounts of the boy's death, and that the toddler did not have a seizure as Rams claimed. Rams had court-ordered visitation with his son for two Saturdays a month. Prince died during one of the …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Manassas City Police charged two brothers in the murder of a Manassas area man. There is no indication the crime was racially motivated.
The two men accused of the murder of a Manassas man allegedly set him on fire after they dumped his body in a parking lot, Manassas City Police said Wednesday. Richard Dale Sword, 50, of the 6200 block of Pioneer Drive in Springfield, and Gerry Lee Sword, 49, of no fixed address in Springfield, were arrested Tuesday evening and subsequently charged with first-degree murder. They are accused of murdering Antonio Ricardo Bailey, 44, of Smithfield Road in the Manassas area. Bailey's body was found early Tuesday morning in a vacant parking lot on Church Street in Manassas. "The accused men were identified through investigation and later observed on security video putting Mr. Bailey into a van owned by Richard Sword. Richard Sword was then …
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Keby Moya, 19, was sentenced to serve 12 years and 9 months for second-degree murder.
A Prince William County Circuit Court judge on Friday sentenced a Manassas teen to serve 12 years and nine months in prison for murdering his sister's boyfriend. Keby Moya, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in June for killing Jose Abel Teo Aguilar in October 2011. In a brief hearing Friday afternoon, Judge Lon Farris sentenced Keby to 20 years in prison, with seven years and three months suspended. He was also ordered to pay $4,458 in criminal compensation. Keby's sister Aracely Moya had lived together with her boyfriend, Aguilar, and their three children for years before Keby moved in. Just two months after Keby moved in, he learned that Aguilar had apparently abused Aracely for some time, according to court documents. Keby and…
Friday, October 5, 2012
Keby Moya, 19, of Manassas, will be sentenced for second-degree murder on Friday afternoon.
A Manassas man could face up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday for the 2011 murder of his sister's boyfriend. Keby Moya, 19, of Manassas, pleaded guilty in June to the murder of Jose Abel Teo Aguilar, 28, of Manassas. He will be sentenced on Friday afternoon in Prince William County Circuit Court. Moya told police on Oct. 14, the night of the murder, that Aguilar was abusing Moya's sister, according to court documents. His sister also testified to that effect at a preliminary hearing early this year. Moya was living with his sister, Aguilar, and their three children on Braxted Lane at the time. Moya told police that he was angry over the abuse and had decided to kill Aguilar. Court documents show that Moya killed Aguilar…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
A Prince William County Circuit Court judge entered a not guilty plea on David Wayne Laws' behalf, but the Manassas man's trial was still postponed for unrelated issues.
One by one on Monday morning, the charges against David Wayne Laws, of Manassas, were read aloud in Prince William County Circuit Court. Murder. Attempted aggravated malicious wounding. Use and display of a firearm, two counts. Discharge of a firearm, two counts. "How do you plead?" Laws, 55, answered the same way for each of the six charges: "I do not enter a plea at this time. I am not prepared for trial." Laws said this despite the lengthy period of time that has passed since he was arrested in the early morning hours of Jan. 10, 2011, and charged with the murder of his roommate and childhood friend, Walter John Sulzbach, 53, of Kings Arm Drive in Manassas. Judge William Hamblen found this argument not credible. Laws' planned trial…
Monday, October 1, 2012
Tyesha Green, of Manassas, will face a murder trial in 2013 for the murder of her three-month-old baby.
A Manassas woman will go on trial next spring for the 2010 death of her three-month-old baby boy. Tyesha Green's two-day jury trial is set for March 12 and 13, 2013. A grand jury indicted Green in August for one count of felony murder, two counts of child neglect, and one count of child cruelty. The Manassas resident was released on bond in August. Police arrested Green in March 2012, after a nearly two-year investigation into the death of the son. According to police reports, Green told police she was sleeping in the same bed with the baby on a night in May 2010, when she awoke to find the baby unresponsive. Police determined during their investigation that Green, who at the time resided on the 4500 block of Kingsley Road in Dale City…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Virginia State Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman was fatally stabbed at his Manassas home nearly 30 years ago but police are now offering a reward for information, saying recent advancements in forensic testing could help solve the case.
Nearly 30 years after Virginia State Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman was fatally stabbed at his Manassas home. Local law enforcement is offering a $50,000 award for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. The Manassas City Police Department (MCPD) announced the reward Wednesday, saying advancements in forensic testing have identified new information regarding DNA found at the scene. The suspect(s) left behind eyeglasses, a wig and a construction hard hat, according to information provided by Virginia State Police. Forensic evidence was originally submitted to the FBI Laboratory for testing in 1984. Additional tests were conducted in the late 1990s and again in 2010. “While this brutal attack occurred more than 25 years …
scott
8:32 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
What a SCUMBAG! A baby, and his own Son! So after he's convicted, I suggest a creative sentence; Death by drowning! Simply put him in a boat, handcuff this animal's hands behind his back, and about a half mile out, push him overboard. But the reality is, he will go to prison for life where he will be ENTITLED food, snacks, a warm bed, a TV, and conjucal visits with some bimbo and possibly Father … more ›