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Jan 27, 2012
Amelia man arraigned today in brutal abduction case

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James Lee Wolfe Sr., the Amelia man suspected of robbing, abducting, and brutally beating a Powhatan woman earlier this week, was arraigned in Powhatan General District Court this morning. He has been charged with five felonies: breaking and entering… » Continue Reading



Jun 28, 2011
Merchant gets 20 years

Dennis Merchant, 21,was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for second-degree murder in the killing last may of Powhatan resident Rashad Ja’Mel Brown.

Judge James F. D’Alton Jr. followed the jury’s recommendation after the… » Continue Reading



Jun 10, 2011
Richmond man faces 360 years in prison for burglaries in Powhatan

In one month last summer, nine homes in Powhatan County were burglarized. Doors were kicked or pried open and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, electronics, and firearms were stolen.

Law enforcement authorities realized similar crime waves… » Continue Reading



May 23, 2011
Plea agreement reduces charge from attempted murder to malicious wounding

A Glen Allen, Virginia, man who tried to run over a Virginia State Police trooper during a chase in Powhatan County last year was sentenced to two years in prison May 23.

On March 3, 2010, Neal Thomas Wooldridge, 42, led Trooper Otis Jackson… » Continue Reading



May 23, 2011
Powhatan prosecutor says sentencing guidelines ‘totally inadequate’ in Richardson sex case

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William Allen Richardson (top) was convicted of sexually abusing two minors and incest. Ormand Evans Dixon was convicted on two counts of rape. The two men provided two girls, ages 15 and 16, alcohol and then had sex with them in an apartment on Old Buckingham Road in July 2010, according to the victims.


A Powhatan County man convicted of having sex with a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old female relative was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison May 23.

William Allen Richardson, 39, and another man, 52-year-old Ormand Evans Dixon, gave… » Continue Reading



May 19, 2011
Third domestic assault conviction draws two-year prison sentence

A Green Bay, Virginia, man convicted in Powhatan of assaulting the mother of his child, his third domestic assault in 20 years, was sentenced to two years in prison last week.

Derrick Wayne Van Hoose was charged with punching and stomping on… » Continue Reading



May 17, 2011
Richmond woman sentenced in Powhatan for accepting stolen property

A Richmond woman who was found in possession of a carload of property stolen from a home in Powhatan County was sentenced to two years in prison May 13. The judge stopped short of ordering restitution for everything that was reported stolen from the… » Continue Reading




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Courts

Powhatan County Courthouse
3880 Old Buckingham Rd.
Powhatan, Va. 23139
Circuit Court: 804-598-5660
General District Court: 804-598-5665
Sheriff (non-emergency): 804 598-5656

The Powhatan Courthouse houses a three-court complex, the office of the County Clerk, and the Sheriff's Department.

Circuit Court

The County Circuit Court, part of the 11th Judicial District of Virginia, is presided over by Judge Thomas V. Warren. The court hears criminal cases, law and civil cases, chancery and equity cases and cases that have been appealed from both the General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. A circuit court is the only court in the Commonwealth of Virginia where cases may be tried by jury.

General
District Court

Newly appointed General District Court Judge Paul Cella hears cases involving misdemeanors, traffic offenses and civil suits in which damages sought are under $15,000. General District Court meets each Friday at 9 a.m. and also conducts extradition hearings as well as preliminary hearings in felony cases.

Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court

Judge Valentine W. Southall, Jr. presides over Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and hears cases involving delinquency, child and spousal support, custody, spousal abuse, foster care, violation of probation and traffic violations charged against persons under 18. Court meets Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Clerk of the
Circuit Court

Circuit Clerk William E. Maxey, Jr., the longest serving clerk in the state of Virginia, is charged with a number of duties from issuing marriage licenses to giving the oath of office to elected officials. The clerk's office also files documents, collects overdue fines and court costs, and aids those engaged in historical and genealogical research.