[April 26, 2024] – Today Judge Tyneka Flythe sentenced De’Aundre Malique Jarrett to 67 years in prison for killing Messiah Martin outside Jarrett’s birthday party on September 3, 2022. Jarrett
READ MORE[April 26, 2024] – Today a 35-year-old Newport News man was sentenced to Life in prison for an execution style killing inside an Exxon gas station in 2019. Luis Zambrana
READ MORE[Newport News, Virginia] — National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 21-27, 2024. The Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office is commemorating this important awareness week by hosting and participating in
READ MOREA Newport News man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a family member over a two-year period in January 2024. A jury convicted Jose Santiago Cortijo
READ MORE“What happened, why did it happen, and what can be done to ensure it never happens again . . . I’m sure you looked at this report and saw things
READ MOREDownload the Special Grand Jury Report Here View the Press Conference Here [April 10, 2024 Newport News, VA] – The Special Grand Jury investigating the January 6, 2023, shooting at
READ MOREA Newport News Judge convicted a 27-year-old woman of felony murder, two counts of child neglect, and one count of possessing a schedule I or II controlled drug on Tuesday
READ MOREHoward E. Gwynn 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 prestigious 2024
READ MOREA jury convicted a 38-year-old woman for shooting and killing her former lover on Valentine’s Day 2023. The jury spent less than 2 hours deliberating before finding Maryln Michelle Nieves-Collozo
READ MORE[DECEMBER 19, 2023 – NEWPORT NEWS] —A Newport News jury deliberated less than one hour before convicting a 27 year-old man of first-degree murder following a shooting at a birthday
READ MORENewport News Commonwealth’s Attorney
Phone: 757-926-7443
2501 Washington Avenue, 6th Floor
Newport News, VA 23607
The Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney prosecutes criminal cases that occur within the City of Newport News, on behalf of the citizens of the Commonwealth. The elected Commonwealth’s Attorney is Mr. Howard E. Gwynn.
