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The boy was 15 when his adoptive parents were found dead in January 2023 in their double-wide trailer home off Campostella Road.

The 15-year-old is accused of killing his parents Jan. 10 at their trailer home in the Portlock area of the city. Police said the couple died from knife and possible hammer wounds.

CHESAPEAKE — A judge on Tuesday ordered that a 15-year-old boy charged with killing his adoptive parents earlier this year be evaluated by a psychologist to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial. Defense attorney Andrew James told Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Judge David Whitted he wants the teen evaluated because of young age, the nature of the offense he’s accused of ...

By John HopkinsThe Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE - Talion Hawkins pleaded with police in March 2006, after he confessed to detectives that he had killed his grandparents in their home in the Indian River section of the city. "All I ask is that you all please help me stay alive," he told detectives. "Jail time... I will stay in jail the rest of my life, but I'd rather live. You understand?" Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty against Hawkins. The 19-year-old is scheduled to stand trial in Chesapeake Circuit Court . . .

CHESAPEAKE A Portsmouth man and his former girlfriend were sentenced Tuesday for a rash of brazen home invasions in 2011 that stretched across Hampton Roads - and cost one victim two of his fingers. During an extended hearing in Chesapeake, Tyquine Lee was sentenced to 59 years in prison on top of 19 years he received in Norfolk. A jury in Virginia Beach has recommended an additional 34 years.