09/09/2026
A BUSY LABOR DAY WEEKEND
While many were enjoying the long Labor Day weekend, our deputies were busy responding to calls, conducting traffic enforcement, serving warrants, and keeping our community safe.
These are just a few highlights from the weekend, in addition to the many routine calls for service our deputies handled throughout Orange County:
Deputy B. Wilson conducted a traffic stop in the area of Monrovia Road and Brick Church Road after observing concerning driving behavior. The driver, a 21-year-old from Orange, showed signs of intoxication. A roadside preliminary breath test registered .257, and a later breath test at the jail registered .20. The driver was arrested for DUI and held until sober on a $2,000 unsecured bond.
On September 4, Deputy B. Griffith arrested a 48-year-old male from Rhoadesville and served him with 17 outstanding warrants. He was held without bond.
On September 5, Cpl. K. Smith arrested a 32-year-old female from Gordonsville on a probation violation. She was transported to Central Virginia Regional Jail and held on a secured bond.
Later that day, Deputy B. Wilson responded to an in-progress domestic disturbance where a victim had allegedly been struck with a glass liquor bottle and cut with a pair of scissors. The victim had visible injuries. A 43-year-old female was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault and battery, assault on law enforcement, and malicious wounding.
On September 6, Deputy B. Griffith took a 31-year-old male into custody on two misdemeanor warrants related to domestic violence and preventing a 911 call. He was held without bond.
Also during the early morning hours of September 6, Sgt. Amos attempted to stop a vehicle traveling 75 mph in a posted 55 mph zone on Route 20 near Unionville. The driver accelerated, disregarded the traffic signal at Route 522, and continued north toward Culpeper County. A pursuit followed, with speeds exceeding 110 mph.
Near the Culpeper County line, the vehicle stopped and the driver fled on foot while clutching his waistband. With assistance from the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office, K9 teams tracked the suspect and located a discarded firearm and multiple items of clothing along the track. The driver eventually surrendered from a wooded area and was taken into custody without further incident.
The driver, a 17-year-old male from Orange, was charged with underage possession of alcohol, concealed carry violation, underage possession of a firearm, underage DUI, felony eluding, and reckless driving by speed. He was transported to a juvenile detention center.
We would like to thank the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office and Culpeper Police Department for their assistance in bringing that incident to a safe resolution.
These incidents represent only a portion of the calls our deputies handled over the holiday weekend. Between these larger incidents were the traffic stops, crashes, alarms, suspicious activity calls, welfare checks, disturbances, and other everyday calls for service that continue around the clock.
To our deputies, dispatchers, and fellow first responders who spent their holiday weekend working: thank you for continuing to serve our community.
