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Man sentenced to 25 years for trying to attack a Clifton Forge police officer with a knife

The incident happened in a Family Dollar-Dollar Tree parking lot back in December 2023

Micah Godfrey - 2023 (Alleghany County Sheriff's Office) (WSLS)

A man will spend decades in prison for trying to attack a Clifton Forge police officer with a knife.

Micah Godfrey pled guilty to the attempted aggravated murder of a law enforcement officer on Monday.

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He received a 25-year sentence, followed by five years of probation.

As we’ve reported previously, Godfrey was shot multiple times after ambushing the officer behind the police station in the Family Dollar-Dollar Tree parking lot back in December 2023. The officer involved in the incident was not injured, according to Virginia State Police.

Police say it was unprovoked.


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