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Jane Harper

Jane Harper covers state and federal courts for The Pilot. A native of Southeast Texas, she earned her journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin and worked at newspapers in Texas and Maryland before moving to Norfolk in 1994.

The case against a man who says he acted in self-defense when he shot three people in MacArthur Center Mall in April 2022 took some unusual turns this week when a judge reduced his charges to lesser offenses and then a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the most serious one.

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Jury deadlocks in case of man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur mall shooting

August 30, 2024 at 3:08 p.m.

The case against a man who says he acted in self-defense when he shot three people in MacArthur Center Mall in April 2022 took some unusual turns this week when...

Dana Plummer was extradited to Virginia from Maryland on Wednesday and made his first court appearance here Thursday. He's accused of stabbing his ex-wife and stepdaughter, and causing a crash that resulted in the death of his daughter and injured his two sons.

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Virginia Beach man charged with abducting children, causing crash that killed daughter appears in court

August 29, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

Dana Plummer was extradited to Virginia from Maryland on Wednesday and made his first court appearance here Thursday. He's accused of stabbing his ex-wife and stepdaughter, and causing a crash...

Gary L. Moore's trial got underway Tuesday with opening statements. Moore is charged with killing a man and injuring two others after a fight broke out in April 2022 in the Lids store at MacArthur Center Mall.

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Man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur Mall shooting claims self defense as trial gets underway

August 27, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Gary L. Moore's trial got underway Tuesday with opening statements. Moore is charged with killing a man and injuring two others after a fight broke out in April 2022 in...

Anthony Leonard Johnson, 63, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the November 2022 slaying of 58-year-old Valarie McElroy in her Chesapeake apartment.

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Chesapeake man sentenced to nearly 23 years for fatally stabbing former girlfriend

August 26, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

Anthony Leonard Johnson, 63, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the November 2022 slaying of 58-year-old Valarie McElroy in her Chesapeake apartment.

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Jury deadlocks in case of man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur mall shooting

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Virginia Beach man charged with abducting children, causing crash that killed daughter appears in court

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Man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur Mall shooting claims self defense as trial gets underway

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Chesapeake man sentenced to nearly 23 years for fatally stabbing former girlfriend

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Former Norfolk bank teller pleads guilty to stealing $119,000 from customer’s account

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Virginia Beach man has 4th life sentence added for 2022 murderous crime spree

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Former Virginia Beach prosecutor’s financial crimes alleged to have occurred over 2 years

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Norfolk man pleads guilty to accidentally killing teen while showing off his gun

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Man who ran over 2 cousins in Virginia Beach Town Center gets 7 years in prison

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Virginia Beach man found guilty after grandson, 5, shot himself with gun left on sofa