Bashirah Tripp News Today

A Portsmouth woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison after hitting her husband with a vehicle in 2020. His injuries left him in a coma and resulted in his death.

James "Duke" Johnson, Jr. died a year and two months after being run down by his wife in a parking lot of the Janaf Shopping Center in Norfolk in August 2020. Relatives testified in court Friday that the couple had a highly toxic and volatile relationship for many years.