Jim Plowman

 “While nothing we do in the courtroom can erase the suffering of this family, I’m proud that we were able to gain some acceptable measure of justice,” said Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman, after Circuit Court Judge James H. Chamblin sentenced Terence Dade to serve life in prison for the April 2008 slaying of Jajuan “Murphy” Johnson.

Bevel was convicted on charges of incest in April 2008. However, he was then diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and died in December, only months into his 15-year sentence.

Calling CSI Virginia: your expertise is needed in the courtroom.

Such a phrase could become commonplace as a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will force the already overworked ranks of Virginia’s forensic community to leave the comfort of their labs, don a suit and testify in court more often than they are currently accustomed to. If they don’t, elected officials and litigators both fear some suspected drunk drivers and drug abusers could go unpunished.

 

Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) Division Counsel William Chapman referenced that “ billing statements also indicate that Mr. Oei was billed for time that the attorney spent in media interviews and dealings with the press.”

The suspect of a 2008 killing in Middleburg entered a guilty plea for first degree murder in the shooting of Jajuan “Murphy” Johnson.

David Cavalieri, 40, of Ashburn, was indicted for First Degree Murder by a Loudoun County grand jury on June 8.