Logan Michael Spencer, a 28-year-old from Roanoke, Virginia, was a volunteer chief for the Cave Spring Rescue Squad and a dispatcher. He was recently arrested for child pornography charges, leading to suspensions from his volunteer and job positions. Detectives executed a search warrant tied to a tip from a task force.
US Marshals arrest Joe Tarin in Roanoke, Virginia
Joe Daniel Tarin was wanted in Texas for sexually assaulting a child and fleeing to evade prosecution. After pleading guilty in December 2020, he escaped while on bond. Following nearly four years on the run, he was apprehended on January 28, 2025, in Virginia and returned to Tarrant County for sentencing.
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Hardy, Virginia’s Angelina Spade arrested in Roanoke; What happened to Martinsville’s Michael Hairston?
Michael Jerome Hairston of Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, United States has died. He was 46. Born in Martinsville, Hairston attended Laurel Park High School in Martinsville. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. At around 7:08 p.m. on October 23, 2023, Angelina Spade, 19, of Hardy, Virginia and a man allegedly went to Hairston's apartment … Continue reading Hardy, Virginia’s Angelina Spade arrested in Roanoke; What happened to Martinsville’s Michael Hairston?
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Roanoke, Virginia’s James Flint accused of shooting Isiah Robinson in Blacksburg hookah bar
Jamel Duquon Flint, 24, of Roanoke, Virginia, United States has been arrested. He is accused of fatally shooting Isiah O. Robinson, 18, of Roanoke. Robinson was a student of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke. He was a member of the school's football team as a linebacker and a running back. Jamel Duquon Flint (©Blacksburg … Continue reading Roanoke, Virginia’s James Flint accused of shooting Isiah Robinson in Blacksburg hookah bar
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Henrietta Lacks biography: 13 things about tobacco farmer born in Roanoke, Virginia
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American tobacco farmer born Loretta Pleasant in Roanoke, Virginia, United States to John Randall Pleasant and Eliza Lacks Pleasant. In 1924, Eliza died giving birth to her 10th child. After Eliza's death, John Randall and their children moved to Clover, Virginia, USA where the children were distributed among relatives. Henrietta ended … Continue reading Henrietta Lacks biography: 13 things about tobacco farmer born in Roanoke, Virginia
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Rodney Ray Dunn arrested in Queens, New York 4 years after Asia Denay Wade’s death in Roanoke, Virginia
Rodney Ray Dunn (©Roanoke Police Department) Rodney Ray Dunn, 36, has been arrested by the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with second-degree murder. Dunn is accused of killing Asia Denay Wade, a culinary arts student of Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. On February 5, 2017, Roanoke … Continue reading Rodney Ray Dunn arrested in Queens, New York 4 years after Asia Denay Wade’s death in Roanoke, Virginia
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