News & Updates
The latest announcements, press releases, and community updates from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
Kris Dasean Sherrod convicted of sexually abusing a ten-year-old child
Kris Dasean Sherrod was convicted of sexually abusing a child after a jury trial on November 20th, 2024, before the Honorable Judge Bryant Sugg. Sherrod
Howard Gwynn Recognized for Work in Criminal Justice for Virginia
The Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announces that Howard E. Gwynn, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Newport News, has been selected as the recipient of the
Newport News man convicted of murder for beating man in 2023
A Newport News jury on Nov. 7, 2024, convicted a 36-year-old man of second-degree murder for beating and killing Joseph Jones. Jamal Mitchell went to
Man convicted of obstruction for outing witness; witness later murdered
Newport News Judge Gary Mills convicted a 21-year-old man on Oct. 9, 2024, for obstruction of justice after he posted a witnesses’ name on social
Newport News man sentenced to 9 years for gun, obstruction charges
A Newport News man was sentenced to 9 years in prison on Friday, October 4, 2024, for a series of charges including possessing a handgun
Man convicted of murder for luring the victim to store, shooting him in the chest
On July 2, 2024, a jury convicted Essonie Lennon after a two-day jury trial before the Honorable Judge Charles Maxfield of 10 felony charges including:
Contessa Holloman sentenced for homicide in the overdose death of three-year-old child
On July 26, 2024, Contessa Holloman appeared before the Honorable Judge Hoffman in the Newport News Circuit Court for sentencing on one count of Felony
Man who shot 16-year old on 36th street sentenced to 26 years in prison
[July 19, 2024 — Newport News, VA] Today Judge Christopher R. Papile sentenced Trashon Lamont Williams to twenty-six years in prison for the 2023 shooting
David Wayne Edmonds Convicted of Malicious Wounding in Assault of Elderly Father
[Newport News — June 13, 2024] Today the Hon. Tyneka L. D. Flythe of the Newport News Circuit Court sentenced David Wayne Edmonds to 20