Louisa News
Portsia Smith covers Louisa County crime and news.
Louisa man faces child sex crime charges
RELATED: Read more CRIME stories from the Fredericksburg region. A Louisa County man is charged with sex crimes against a 10-year-old girl he was supposed to take shopping. According to …more
February 5th, 2013
Man gets five years for molesting child in school bathroom
A Louisa County man who molested a 10-year-old boy in an elementary school bathroom will spend five years in prison. Leslie Rayfield Johnson Jr., 46, of Apple Grove Road in …more
December 17th, 2012
Louisa seeks public’s help with store theft
Louisa County authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify three men suspected of stealing a bag of money from a local store. According to a media statement released …more
December 12th, 2012
Two juveniles questioned in school thefts
Two juveniles in Louisa County could face charges for three incidents where an elementary school was broken into and items were stolen. According to Maj. Donald Lowe with the Louisa …more
December 5th, 2012
Jury convicts Bumpass man of assault
BY PORTSIA SMITH A Louisa County jury recommended a five-year prison term for a Bumpass man who brutally beat his tenant in 2010 and offered her free rent in exchange …more
October 29th, 2012
Louisa man sentenced to life plus 40 years
A Louisa County man was sentenced to life plus 40 years in prison Monday for his role in a 2011 Father’s Day beating that left a man permanently injured. …more
October 29th, 2012
Louisa declares state of emergency
Louisa County has declared a local state of emergency and closed county offices at 3 p.m. today in anticipation of severe weather associated with Hurricane Sandy, said Fire & EMS …more
October 5th, 2012
Teens charged, convicted as adults in Louisa County
Two teens with intentions of starting a gang in Louisa County were charged as adults and face up to 51 years after being convicted on several felony charges. Kyle McKeown, …more
September 12th, 2012
Louisa man gets 8 years for cutting throat of mother’s boyfriend
BY PORTSIA SMITH A Gordonsville man will serve eight years in prison for cutting the throat of his mother’s boyfriend last year. Elijah Blue Burnley, 31, was sentenced in Louisa …more
August 16th, 2012
Fugitive in 1999 shooting arrested in Louisa
A man wanted in Hanover County for the past 13 years has been arrested in Louisa County. Jerry Otis Robinson, 39, of Louisa was wanted in Hanover for an aggravated …more
