Despite COVID restrictions, court cases are still moving forward at the Washington County Courthouse.
Several cases, including those of Kendall Richards and Devin Lindsey, were completed this year, with others extending into the new year.
“Ones that are more complicated are being continued,” said Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil. “A lot was not (completed) because trials ceased after March and we’ve had one trial since then. There hasn’t been much since COVID.”
She said they’ve tried to keep cases moving forward and when possible, reach pleas, but all attorneys are very concerned and hesitant to hold trials in COVID circumstances.
Fatal car crash in Washington County kills Cornelius man
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
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A Cornelius man died in a fatal car crash early Saturday in rural Washington County south of Aloha.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Dagoberto Flores Ramirez died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at the intersection of Southwest Farmington and Riggs roads at 1:50 a.m.
Deputies said Flores Ramirez was driving a Subaru Impreza when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a Dodge Caravan driven by a woman who had just finished her shift as a nurse. The woman, not identified by authorities, then realized that the Subaru had caught on fire with Flores Ramirez trapped inside. The woman flagged down others who helped her get Flores Ramirez out of the burning vehicle.
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A Montgomery County man has been charged with first-degree murder and 18 other counts in connection with the shooting of a Hagerstown man Tuesday morning.
Lauron Zacherie Hoyle, 35, of Montgomery Village, Md., was arrested at his home Tuesday afternoon, police said. He was being held in Montgomery County on Friday in connection with the death of Kalen Nathaniel Black, 21, of Hagerstown.
According to the charging documents on file in Washington County District Court, Black was killed inside a residence at 17427 Fair Oaks Court in the Valley Meadow Townhomes development. Fair Oaks Court is in a neighborhood bordered by Virginia Avenue, Halfway Boulevard and Massey Boulevard.