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The family will be hosting a press conference to discuss and review what they consider inaction by the commonwealth. The conference will be held July 15, 2022 at 1 p.m.
The family will be hosting a press conference on Friday to discuss and review what they consider inaction by the Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney's office.
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Cory Bigsby was already facing seven child neglect charges when a grand jury added 23 new charges. Most of them accuse the 44-year-old father of leaving his young children home on various occasions.
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For decades, localities have pumped money into prosecutors' offices, allowing commonwealth’s attorneys to get higher salaries, more attorneys and paralegals. But officials haven’t done the same for public defenders, leading to widening pay gaps between the two sides of the courtroom.
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Jaylin Avery is facing second-degree murder and gun charges in the July 2021 slaying of DeShawn Powell. Powell was working as a Papa John’s pizza driver when he noticed a man was assaulting a female co-worker in the parking lot. Powell tried to intervene and was fatally shot.