Four arrested in connection with February homicide

Pictured from left to right: Taquan Lee Bell, Kriq Nygee Weathers, Tyvon Lyncurtis Smith and Christopher Clovis-Weathers Monfiston. Accomack County Sheriff’s Department photos. 

According to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells, on February 28, 2025, indictments were issued charging four males with a homicide that occurred in Accomack County. On February 13, 2024 at approximately 8:32 p.m. the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired in the area of the 26000 block of Stumpy Lane in Onancock, Virginia. Upon deputies arrival, they discovered an unresponsive male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Rashaun Anthony Brown, 26, of Onancock, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Norfolk Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide. On March 18, 2025 the following individuals were arrested

Tyvon Lyncurtis Smith, 32, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was charged with First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Smith is currently incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail with bail denied.

Christopher Clovis-Weathers Monfiston, 32, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was charged with First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Monfiston is currently incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail with bail denied.

Kriq Nygee Weathers, 27, of Parksley, Virginia, was charged with First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Weathers is currently incarcerated in the Virginia Beach City Jail with bail denied.

Taquan Lee Bell, 26, of Accomac, Virginia, was charged with First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Accessory After the Fact, and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. Bell is currently incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail with bail denied.

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Virginia Beach Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations (Norfolk), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Investigation into this incident is continuing and anyone with information on these or any other crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666 or tips may be submitted through our website at accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org.