After multiple delays and a reinvestigation, Justin Sales was convicted of multiple violent offenses and sentenced to life plus 38 years.

After going through multiple defense attorneys and a hung jury, Calvin Hamilton was finally found guilty of the aggravated sexual battery and forceable sodomy of a child under the age of 13. Sentencing is scheduled for February 27, 2026.

After multiple continuances because of the Defendant's incompetence to stand trial, Chris Austin was found guilty of the 2019 murder of his father in Madison Heights. His sentencing is scheduled for February 18, 2026.

Paul Hicks was sentenced for 20 charges of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 100 years with 87 years suspended, leaving an active total of 13 years.

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Fred Wiggington was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife and the concealment of her body for over a year.

Chason Briney convicted of 15 counts of possession of child pornography and sentenced to 75 years incarceration, with 66 years suspended, along with twenty-five years of probation.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office is pleased to announce that James Lee Horsmon (47) was sentenced on May 28, 2025, on the following charges: Abduction Forcible Sodomy Assault and Battery of a Family Member These violent offenses occurred on August 25, 2022, in Amherst County in the National Forest. These were brutal offenses in which the victim endured physical abuse, threats with a knife, a terrible sexual assault, and the inability to escape her attacker. The victim sho

Amherst Jury finds Defendant Dante Davis guilty of two counts of possession with the intent to distribute drugs, 3rd offense.

The judge denied a motion to set aside the verdict in Joseph Cunningham's murder trial, concluding this case in the Amherst Courts.

This holiday season, make a plan to get home safely to protect yourself and everyone else on the roads around you.

Even with Marijuana decriminalized, it is still illegal to drive while high.

Victim Witness is hiring a part-time assistant to help with protective orders 12 hours per week.

Skill games are still illegal in Virginia, and illegal gambling laws will be enforced in Amherst County.

I will forever be grateful for how the entire Amherst County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office treated myself and my family.

Joseph Cunningham receives the full sentence of sixteen years for 2nd Degree Murder, as recommended by the jury.

Kenny Barbour was sentenced to more than 66 years for murdering Phyllis Auman. Because of Barbour's age, this amounts to a life sentence.

DUI offender Capamaccio sentenced to five years (two active) and five years of good behavior for a 2019 wreck that cost a victim his leg.

On May 30, 2024, Joseph Cunningham was found guilty of 2nd Degree Murder and sentenced to serve sixteen years.

Travis Desmond sentenced to 11 years after significant amount of methamphetamine found in his home.