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Apr 11, 2011
Powhatan resident takes plea deal in drug case

In July 2010, an informant working with investigators in the Powhatan Sheriff’s Office went to an apartment on Batterson Road in Powhatan and bought 40 pills of a prescription painkiller for $160.

The transaction was monitored by detectives… » Continue Reading



Apr 08, 2011
Deep Meadow inmate sentenced to more than a year for possession of marijuana

In July 2010, a search of Tommy E. Grasty’s personal belongings turned up more than an ounce of marijuana concealed in a container of baby powder.

Grasty, a 45-year-old inmate of Deep Meadow Correctional Center, pleaded guilty to the… » Continue Reading



Apr 08, 2011
Richardson convicted of sex crimes against minors

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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.


William Allen Richardson quietly entered pleas of no contest today to having sex with a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old female relative in his apartment on Old Buckingham Road in July 2010.

Richardson, 39, who was charged with two counts… » Continue Reading



Mar 29, 2011
Moseley man gets suspended sentence for grand larceny in Powhatan

A Moseley, Virginia man who pleaded guilty to two counts of grand larceny in Powhatan was handed a 20-year suspended prison sentenced March 28, according to court records.

Joshua Kyle Cobb, 25, broke into a trailer in the county as many as… » Continue Reading



Mar 28, 2011
Dixon sentenced to 30 years for rape in Powhatan

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52-year-old Ormand Evans Dixon was sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl in July 2010 in the apartment she shared with her father on Old Buckingham Road.


Ormand Evans Dixon didn’t flinch when he was convicted last week in Powhatan County of raping a 15-year-old girl; he appeared unmoved again when the jury sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

Dixon, 52, was charged last year with two counts… » Continue Reading



Feb 28, 2011
Richmond man pleads guilty to car theft in Powhatan

A Richmond man whose fingerprint was found on the rearview mirror of a stolen car in Powhatan agreed to a plea bargain with the commonwealth that sends him to prison for a little more than a year.

21-year-old Thomas Reed Roberts maintained… » Continue Reading



Feb 24, 2011
Powhatan man faces 40 years for grand larceny

A Powhatan man who admitted stealing a rifle and other property from a county home faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced in May.

Between June and September 2010, Christopher Joseph Semones, 21, stole a rifle, computer, camera… » 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.