By Linda Cicoira A 19-year-old man was sentenced to a decade in prison Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court for attempted armed robbery in connection with events that lead to the May 2019 murder of 40-year-old Alvin Lee “Derek” Rogers of Belle Haven. Four years of the term was suspended for Lavar Heath of Onancock. Heath pleaded guilty to the charge in …
Keller woman receives suspended sentences in murder/robbery scheme
By Linda Cicoira A Keller woman, who was the driver in a 2019 murder/robbery scheme, pleaded guilty Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court to being an accessory after the fact. She was given two suspended sentences. In a plea agreement, 23-year-old Allison Elaine Stauffer, admitted to being an accessory to the robbery of Alvin Lee “Derek” Rogers, of Belle Haven, in March …
Ames gets 28 years in prison for murder
By Linda Cicoira The shooter in the 2019 death of a Belle Haven man will serve a total of 28 years in prison for first-degree murder and other crimes. Twenty-five-year-old Bronta Jamar Ames, of Killmontown Road in Melfa, was sentenced Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court to 40 years in prison with half the time suspended for the death of Alvin …