I actually see the deputies, sheriff and state troopers patrolling or at least driving on my street often, and I live about 2 miles from Academy.

thank you to the community of Powhatan! from Mary’s sister, Margaret…..I live in Pa now, but lived in Powhatan for 2 years with Mary…..we are humbled and grateful for the outpouring of support shown for Mary and her children who live in the area. She is slowly regaining her strength, and overcoming the many injuries inflicted. She has a great determination to get through this experience and remain positive! thank you all for your kind comments…..look out for your neighbors….and if you see strange acting people such as this man was in the parking lot of the Food Lion in the days before this happened…..please…call the local police; they may have been able to get this guy out of the area had they been alerted to his aggressive behavior in the plaza stores….who knows? We are grateful for the police efforts after the attack; they did a completely awesome job of locating him and getting him OFF THE STREETS!!! Now, we await the trial, so all support is still appreciated to make sure he STAYS IN JAIL!!!!!!! Thank you, Margaret Anderson Patton, Washington, Pa.

mr. james kodak, i think the same way you do,please dont use your real name online,powhatan law enforcement has a stange way at looking at the real law,watch what say over the phone. they can spin it agaist you,

Naw, the deputies were too busy sitting at Sheetz or were on one of their famous “let’s see who can get from one county line to the other” runs.  Don’t think that happens?  Crawl out from under your rock and just ask one of the deputies one night when they are at Caddy’s getting tanked.

I grew up with Mary and was shocked to hear of this very brutal attack.Many prayers going out to her and her family.

Blaming the Sheriff’s office for not being able to prevent this is beyond unreasonable. Law Enforcement tracked this monster down quickly and put him where he belongs.

What more can we ask of them ? How fortunate the end result wasn’t worse.

Mr. Kodak,

Do you really think that the deputies of this county do not patrol our neighborhoods? Should they call you to let you know when they are going to drive by your residence so that you can wave to them? Are you awake after 10pm on a regular schedule, watching out of your window to make sure that your street is being patrolled? I’m guessing not, so please stop making ignorant comments. We should all be praying for Mary and hoping that this criminal gets a harsh sentence. We don’t want to read your nonsense.

How tragic however, Mr. Kodak as a relative of a deputy, I can tell you these men and women do there part to serve the citizens of Powhatan County.  If there were accidents resulting in fatalities along Rt. 60 or Rt. 288 it would be blamed on the sheriff’s department.  perhaps you should refocus your disapproval on the piece of trash who committed the offense!  I am proud of the deputies that serve this county and thank them for their missed meals, holidays with families and numerous hours spent doing their part for citizens (even for ungrateful ones).  Thoughts are with the victim and her family.

My prayers go out to her.  She is a very compassionate human being and teacher.  I hope this low life gets the maximum sentence.  I hope the community comes together for her and family.

Being the daughter of this woman, I just want to pass on the thanks and gratittude for the overwhelming amount of support we have received and I know will continue to receive. It bring tears to our eyes each time assistance is offered whether it be from a friend, coworker and most of all complete strangers. Thank you all so much for your prayers, concern and willingness to do anything to help. We have a set up a donation site if you are interested. http://Www.maryandersonfund.org

Thank you.
Stacey