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June 24, 2026

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Murder-For-Hire Suspect Pleaded Guilty

Murder-For-Hire Suspect Pleaded Guilty

By Linda Cicoira — A Parksley man pleaded no contest Monday in Accomack Circuit Court to capital murder by a prisoner in connection with a 2017 scheme to kill a police informant. The victim, Nathaniel Johnson, 30, survived being shot three times. His...