C. Max Bachmann

Severna Park

Crime and Courts Reporter at The Winchester Star (Winchester, VA)

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Man charged with assault outside Winchester bar

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

A city man has been accused of punching two people outside a downtown Winchester bar over the weekend. Christopher Dashawn Ka Sloane, 29, of the 500 block of Kent Street, is charged with one felony count of malicious wounding, along with misdemeanor counts of assault and battery and public intoxication. The alleged incident occurred Saturday night outside Cork Street Tavern, located at 8 W. Cork St. near the southern end of the Loudoun Street Mall.
Convicted felon sentenced to 8 years for drug distribution; passenger also sentenced

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

A Winchester man with more than a dozen convictions will serve additional prison time after being caught with crack cocaine during a traffic stop last fall. Royal Theodore Summers Jr., 47, of the 200 block of Liberty Avenue, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court to distributing a controlled substance on Nov. 3 — his third such conviction. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended.
Florida man arrested in connection with string of Frederick County fires

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | C. Max Bachmann

A Florida man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of arsons that targeted a church and two nearby properties in Frederick County’s College Park subdivision. Woodrow Cleveland Moore, 39, of Middleburg, Florida, was taken into custody late Sunday night and charged with two felony counts of arson following fires at the College Park Church of Christ and a nearby residence.
Police investigating gunfire that damaged Winchester home

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

The Winchester Police Department is investigating a Friday afternoon shooting that left a home and vehicle damaged on Valley Avenue. According to a department release, officers responded around 2:11 p.m. on May 2 to reports of gunfire near the intersection of Valley Avenue and Bellview Avenue in southern Winchester. When they arrived, officers spoke with witnesses and located multiple bullet fragments scattered along the west side of Valley Avenue.
Florida man arrested in connection with string of Frederick County fires

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

A Florida man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of arsons that targeted a church and two nearby properties in Frederick County’s College Park subdivision. Woodrow Cleveland Moore, 39, of Middleburg, Florida, was taken into custody late Sunday night and charged with two felony counts of arson following fires at the College Park Church of Christ and a nearby residence.
On fire: Firefighters' Parade delights spectators at Apple Blossom Festival

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | C. Max Bachmann

With more than 300 floats and fire trucks, the Hang 10 Firefighters’ Parade lit up downtown Winchester Friday night in one of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival’s most anticipated events. Attendees lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the massive procession and a slate of familiar faces. Celebrities and public figures — including parade marshal and actor Anthony Ferraris, Lt. Gov.
‘Chicago Fire’ actor Tony Ferraris a hot commodity at Apple Blossom Festival

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

WINCHESTER — Anthony “Tony” Ferraris, best known for playing a fictionalized version of himself on NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” is no stranger to putting out blazes in real life and on the big screen. But leading the 98th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival’s Hang 10 Firefighters’ Parade on Friday evening brought something new to his career — a warm, small-town welcome he says he won’t forget.
Stag Luncheon: ‘It’s like a big frat party’

1 week ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

WINCHESTER — On Friday afternoon, the smell of cigar smoke lingered in the air of the Winchester Cold Storage facility. Inside, over 1,400 men were drinking whiskey, eating wings and puffing on stogies. It was the Valley Cycle Center Stag Luncheon, after all — an all-male event that’s part reunion, part party and part booze-fest. Founded in 1938, the event remains one of the more irreverent traditions of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.
Jury acquits former Grafton employee of assaulting 15-year-old boy

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

WINCHESTER — A Frederick County Circuit Court jury on Thursday found David “Vernard” Frye not guilty of child abuse and assault and battery, clearing the former Grafton Integrated Health Network employee of charges stemming from an incident a year ago involving a 15-year-old nonverbal boy in his care.
Third suspect in 2022 Frederick County carjacking taken into custody

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | C. Max Bachmann

WINCHESTER — A third man has been taken into custody in connection with a 2022 car theft and police chase that began at a hardware store just outside Winchester. Thomas Allen See, 41, of St. Albans, West Virginia, was arraigned Tuesday in Frederick County General District Court. He faces multiple charges related to a Nov. 11, 2022, incident at the Lowe’s store at 261 Market St., including grand larceny of a vehicle, eluding law enforcement and several misdemeanors.