criminal charges
Charges certified against Gumfork Place shooting suspect
A Chesterfield County judge certified all charges against Gary Shaw for an alleged May 31 shooting that wounded two police officers and killed a police dog, sending the case to a grand jury.
Shoosmith Landfill former owners arrested on felony charges
Fred Gerald Nichols and Paul Lawrence McGee, former owners of Chesterfield County's troubled Shoosmith Landfill, were arrested October 7, 2026, and released on $25,000 bail each after being indicted on felony charges of unlawfully abandoning a waste facility.
Chesterfield man charged in shooting death of wife
A 70-year-old Chesterfield man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife on Beachcrest Terrace, with court documents showing inconsistencies in his account of the incident.
Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting Transferred to Jail
A 65-year-old man charged in connection with a May 31 shooting that wounded two Chesterfield County police officers and killed a K-9 has been transferred from hospital to county jail to face 17 felony charges.
Son charged in father's death after Chesterfield assault
A Chesterfield man has been charged with second-degree murder after his father died from injuries sustained in an assault at their home.
Chesterfield teacher found not guilty of assaulting student
A Chesterfield judge found special education teacher Jennifer Repole, 50, not guilty of assaulting a student on June 16, 2026, after surveillance video showed the boy bit her first; the judge called her conduct a discipline issue for the school rather than a crime.