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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, Va. (AP) - A Virginia deputy shot and wounded a man after responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Sgt. Brent Coffey, a Virginia State Police spokesman, wrote in an email that the deputy arrived on the scene in Spotsylvania County and encountered Isaiah L. Brown, 32, as Brown was walking in the roadway away from his residence.
“The sheriff’s deputy attempted to verbally engage Brown and it was during this encounter that the deputy discharged his service weapon. Brown was shot and the deputy immediately rendered medical aid,” Coffey wrote.
Area leaders hope to implement a plan this summer that will help recently released inmates and parolees successfully reenter society and avoid re-incarceration.
The Criminal Justice Reform task force for Planning District 16âwhich includes Fredericksburg and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King Georgeâwas assembled in the fall and has been meeting monthly since November.
President Joe Biden on March 31 signed a proclamation declaring April âSecond Chance Monthâ and calling for a focus on âprevention, reentry, and social support, rather than incarceration.â
âAfter incarcerated individuals serve their time, they should have the opportunity to fully reintegrate into society. It benefits not just those individuals but all of society, and it is the best strategy to reduce recidivism,â the presidentâs proclamation reads.
As Tammy Hedge deals with the aftermath of being attacked in her own backyard by a rabid cat, sheâs grateful it happened to her and not a more vulnerable resident of her Fredericksburg neighborhood.
âThere are a lot of young children and a lot of elderly people who could really, really have issues with something like this,â she said. âAt least I have the resources, the insurance, I have the big mouth and the connections to make a fuss about it.â
Hedge hadnât planned to become a ârabies ambassador,â but said she was forced into the role after she was bitten by a feral cat that had been hanging around her home since winter. She lives near Paulâs Bakery in the Hillcrest area, on Longstreet Avenue off Lafayette Boulevard.
As Tammy Hedge deals with the aftermath of being attacked in her own backyard by a rabid cat, sheâs grateful it happened to her and not a more vulnerable resident of her Fredericksburg neighborhood.
âThere are a lot of young children and a lot of elderly people who could really, really have issues with something like this,â she said. âAt least I have the resources, the insurance, I have the big mouth and the connections to make a fuss about it.â
Hedge hadnât planned to become a ârabies ambassador,â but said she was forced into the role after she was bitten by a feral cat that had been hanging around her home since winter. She lives near Paulâs Bakery in the Hillcrest area, on Longstreet Avenue off Lafayette Boulevard.