Judge denies bond for 26-year-old in connection with crash that killed Pulaski County deputy
PULASKI COUNTY, Va. โ UPDATEThe man charged in a crash that killed a local deputy will remain behind bars. A judge denied bond for 26-year-old Michael Morris who was arrested for murder last month in a crash that killed Sgt. Perry Hodge of the Pulaski County Sheriffโs Office. ORIGINAL STORYThe man authorities believe is responsible for the crash that killed a member of the Pulaski County Sheriffโs Office is now in jail. Perry Hodge (Pulaski County Sheriff's Office)He faces four charges in connection with the Jan. 14 crash that killed Sgt.
Nearly two dozen New River Valley Regional Jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
DUBLIN, Va. โ Nearly two dozen inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus amidst an outbreak at the New River Valley Regional Jail. Two inmates tested positive on Saturday after experiencing a loss of smell and taste. The jail tested all 44 inmates in the same housing unit and 20 returned with positive results, despite not showing any symptoms. Positive inmates were moved to the quarantine unit but there are no hospitalizations. โWeโre working with the health department and they havenโt recommended that we do that,โ said Jail Superintendent Gregory Winston.
No charges filed in connection with Radford University studentโs death at New River Valley Regional Jail
DUBLIN, Va. โ Authorities will not file any charges in connection with a Radford University studentโs death last year at the New River Valley Regional Jail. Lobo-Perez died from opioid toxicity, compounded by acute and chronic asthma, according to the medical examinerโs office in Roanoke. The case is now officially closed and no one is charged in connection with the medical examinerโs findings, according to Virginia State Police. The investigation was conducted at the request of the New River Valley Regional Jail. Lobo-Perez was then taken to New River Valley Regional Jail in Pulaski County.
Cause of death released after Radford student dies in jail
RADFORD, Va. โ A Radford studentโs death has been ruled an accident after he was found dead in his cell at the New River Valley Regional Jail in September. Around 7:20 a.m. Thursday: Jail personnel approached Lobo-Perez to offer him breakfast, which he declined. Authorities say jail personnel tried to resuscitate Lobo-Perez immediately, but he was declared dead at the jail. At a yard sale to benefit Lobo-Perezโs family, a friend, Joey Fernandez, described him as a funny guy. In a statement, Radford Universityโs vice president of student affairs expressed sympathy for Lobo-Perezโs family and friends.
State police release timeline of Radford University student's jail death
DUBLIN, Va. - State police released a timeline of events in connection with last week's death of 18-year-old Aris Eduardo Lobo-Perez inside the New River Valley Regional Jail. At about 7:20 a.m. Thursday, jail personnel approached Lobo-Perez to offer him breakfast, which he declined. At 7:50 a.m., jail personnel found Lobo-Perez unresponsive in his cell, according to state police. Police say that jail personnel made immediate efforts to resuscitate Lobo-Perez; however, he was declared dead at the jail. State police investigators are awaiting additional information and analysis from the medical examiner as they continue their investigation into Lobo-Perez's death.
Radford University student dies in custody at New River Valley Regional Jail
ROANOKE, Va. - UPDATEThe man who died Thursday at the New River Valley Regional Jail was a Radford University student, according to the Virginia State Police. ORIGINAL STORYAn inmate died at the New River Valley Regional Jail on Thursday. While making routine security and well-being checks just before 8 a.m., jail officials found an 18-year-old man unresponsive in his cell, according to the New River Valley Regional Jail. EMS arrived and also provided first aid and then pronounced the inmate dead, according to the New River Valley Regional Jail. The inmate's body has been transported to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke, according to the New River Valley Regional Jail.