Kerri O'Brien

Richmond

Investigative Reporter at WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)

Investigative Reporter at DC News Now

Former investigative journalist. Professional communicator and storyteller.

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Mother, advocates hopeful for ‘Waverly Two’ following Herring’s call for writ of innocence

1 month ago | dcnewsnow.com | Kerri O'Brien

Not Guilty, Sentenced for Life: The case against Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson WAVERLY, Va. (WRIC) — The mother of one of the “Waverly Two” is overjoyed to have the support of State Attorney General Mark Herring in her fight to free her son from prison. The mother and the Virginia NAACP are now hoping a state court moves quickly to right, what they call, a wrong.
Daughter of Sussex officer killed 20 years ago wants case reviewed: ‘I want the persons responsible’

1 month ago | dcnewsnow.com | Kerri O'Brien

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The daughter of a Sussex County officer gunned down more than 20 years ago is seeking the truth. The plea is the latest development in a case 8News has dug into for more than three years. The two men behind bars, Ferrone Claiborne and Terrence Richardson, have always maintained their innocence, saying police got the wrong guys. Crissana Gibson was 8 years old when her father, Officer Allen Gibson, was killed in the line of duty.
Two Virginia men ask appeals court to reverse convictions as new evidence emerges in police officer’s murder

May 21, 2024 | dcnewsnow.com | Kerri O'Brien

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — New evidence has been uncovered in the decades-old murder of a white Virginia police officer. The two Black men behind bars for it are now asking a Virginia court to reverse their convictions. The two men, Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson are currently locked up in a federal prison in Petersburg conspiracy to sell crack cocaine and for the murder of Waverly police officer Allen Gibson.