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June 24, 2026

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Northampton County Indictments

Northampton County Indictments

By Stefanie Jackson — Kevin Lawrence Clark, 42, of Lankford Highway, Nassawadox, was indicted July 11 on three felony charges of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer. Clark is accused of the assault and battery of Deputy D. Cobb and Deputy J.L. Smith,...
Northampton County Indictments

Northampton Circuit Court Indictments

By Stefanie Jackson –  Gage T. Johnson, aka Cory J. Bitts, 29, of Sewells Point Road, Norfolk, was indicted May 6 on two felony charges, receiving stolen property of $1,000 or more on Oct. 2, 2021, and forging a public record on Oct. 7, 2021.  His vehicle was stopped...
Northampton Circuit Court Indictments

Northampton Circuit Court Indictments

By Nancy Drury Duncan –  Roy Kellam James, 78, of Exmore, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for the rape and incest of his daughter between 1978 and 1989. James was originally charged with seven counts of sexual abuse of a child but pleaded guilty last...
Northampton Circuit Court Indictments

Accomack County Circuit Court Indictments

By Nancy Drury Duncan –  Joseph Tykot, 58, of Painter, charged with the second-degree murder of Eric Rhatigan in June 2016 and free on bond, asked to be released from wearing a GPS ankle monitor, a condition of his bond.  Defense attorney Randall Leeman said his...