Update Trooper Kris Chapman Accident
Commonwealth's attorney seeks to revoke Abingdon man's bond
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01:39 PM
By AMY HUNTER/Media General News Service
A prosecutor filed a motion Monday to revoke bond on a man arrested twice in 27 hours, then released both times on bond, in alcohol-related incidents-one of which left a Virginia State Trooper seriously injured.
Smyth County Commonwealth's Attorney Roy Evans is seeking to revoke the bond of Barry Dean Marshall II, 32, of 18042 Black Hollow Road, Abingdon, and send him back to jail.
Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy said Marshall crashed his Ford F-150 pickup into Trooper Kris Chapman's cruiser while he was working a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 81 at the 38-mile marker at Seven Mile Ford just before 11 p.m. Friday.
Chapman had stopped another driver for a traffic violation and was parked on the right shoulder of I-81's southbound lanes, according to Conroy. Chapman had issued a traffic violation and was sitting in his car when Marshall rammed into the rear of his cruiser before Chapman had secured his safety belt, Conroy said.
The crash forced Chapman's cruiser across the southbound lanes as well, and it came to a halt in the median, he said.
Marshall's pickup truck then crossed back over the southbound lanes and overturned in the median, coming to rest upside down, the sergeant said.
The car that Chapman had stopped was just pulling away and the driver witnessed the crash in a rearview mirror, Conroy said.
Police charged Marshall with driving under the influence, Conroy said. He later was released after posting a $1,500 bond, an Abingdon Regional Jail spokesman said.
Chapman was transported by a medical helicopter to Bristol Regional Medical Center. Marshall, who had only minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to Smyth County Community Hospital, where he was treated and released, according to a news release from the VSP.
More charges related to the crash are pending, the VSP said.
Just barely more than a day later and two miles from the first incident on I-81, Chilhowie police officer Kevin testerman stopped a vehicle shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday after the department received a tip about a drunk driver, Conroy said.
Marshall was a passenger in the vehicle and testerman charged him with public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, according to his arrest warrants.
testerman charged the driver, Traci Tashona Peake, 21, of Radford, with driving under the influence.
After the Friday crash, Don Morrell of Southeastern Bail Bonds posted Marshall's $1,500 bond, but revoked it Sunday on learning of Marshall's additional charges and Chapman's condition, Morrell said.
"We went off the bond this morning after we found out the trooper was in serious condition," Morrell said.
But on Sunday, another bond company, whose identity was not confirmed, posted Marshall's new $13,000 bond and Marshall was released from the Abingdon Regional Jail, a jail spokesman said.
"We're moving the court to revoke the bond, and that was filed today, based on the fact that he committed another crime, allegedly," Evans said Monday.
He would not speculate as to why a magistrate set bond a second time.
A judge will decide whether to revoke the bond during a hearing Feb. 11 in General District Court. Until then, Marshall will remain free.
Evans said bond is an "implied position of good behavior," and that the second set of charges could revoke his right to remain free.
Reached at his home Tuesday, Marshall declined comment.
A search of court records in both Smyth County and Washington County, where Marshall lives, showed that this is the first time he has faced alcohol-related charges here. Prior to the weekend, Marshall had only been charged with three minor traffic violations, two for speeding and one for failure to wear a safety belt. One of the speeding charges was dismissed after Marshall completed driving school.
No charges related to the crash and injury of Chapman have been filed. Evans said police are awaiting information on the status of the injured trooper.
Chapman, 30, of Chilhowie, remained in stable but serious condition Monday at Bristol Regional Medical Center, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy. Chapman is married and has two children.
Evans said he had been "in touch with Kris over the weekend and he's improving."
He said there is a maiming DUI statute in Virginia that Marshall could be charged with if Chapman's injuries turn out to be permanent.
A court date on Marshall's DUI charge has been set for March 20.
Chapman's family issued a statement through Conroy on Monday thanking "the Virginia State Police, sheriff's office, local police, fire, rescue squads, Med-Flight, and the staff at Bristol Regional Hospital for their excellent and rapid response to his injuries and support during [Chapman's] ordeal."
"The family has been touched by and appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers for Trooper Chapman during this difficult time," Conroy said.
Chilhowie and Smyth County EMS, the Smyth County Sheriff's Office, Town of Marion Police Department and the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control assisted at the scene of Friday's crash.
The interstate was closed temporarily Sunday morning and traffic diverted off Exit 39 at Seven Mile Ford as investigators examined the scene of Friday night's wreck, Conroy said. The diversion permitted officials to work in relative safety that is not always available to officers.
Working as a trooper is a dangerous job, Conroy said.
"More officers are injured in traffic crashes than anything else," he said. "Most of the time that crash is preventable."
Conroy said stopping a car on the side of the road can be very dangerous, and he emphasized the importance of the state's Move Over Law, which was approved by the General Assembly five years ago. It requires motorists to slow down and change lanes if possible when passing a roadside car, he said.
"This is the second Virginia State Police trooper in four months to be struck and seriously injured by a drunk driver," said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. "Impaired drivers put every motorist's life at risk, including the lives of our public safety professionals."
VSP spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Monday that incident happened in mid-October, in a Virginia Department of Transportation bridge work zone "at the opposite end of the state" from the Seven Mile Ford crash. The Robert O. Norris Memorial Bridge "carries Route 3 across the Rappahannock River between White Stone and Grey's Point in Middlesex County," a VDOT release said.
"Trooper Troy Smith was in his vehicle in the work zone, parked next to a VDOT truck with his lights activated," Geller said.
Troopers sometimes run their flashing blue lights to alert motorists to the presence of workers.
Smith's car was struck by a drunk driver driving a "GMC Jimmy that came through the barrels," hitting Smith "head-on."
Smith returned to light duty in January, Geller said.
Dan Kegley contributed
Trooper Kris Chapman relief fund
Bank of Marion Chilhowie Branch
PO Box 1560 Chilhowie Va. 24319
Phone 276-646-3900
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01:39 PM
By AMY HUNTER/Media General News Service
A prosecutor filed a motion Monday to revoke bond on a man arrested twice in 27 hours, then released both times on bond, in alcohol-related incidents-one of which left a Virginia State Trooper seriously injured.
Smyth County Commonwealth's Attorney Roy Evans is seeking to revoke the bond of Barry Dean Marshall II, 32, of 18042 Black Hollow Road, Abingdon, and send him back to jail.
Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy said Marshall crashed his Ford F-150 pickup into Trooper Kris Chapman's cruiser while he was working a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 81 at the 38-mile marker at Seven Mile Ford just before 11 p.m. Friday.
Chapman had stopped another driver for a traffic violation and was parked on the right shoulder of I-81's southbound lanes, according to Conroy. Chapman had issued a traffic violation and was sitting in his car when Marshall rammed into the rear of his cruiser before Chapman had secured his safety belt, Conroy said.
The crash forced Chapman's cruiser across the southbound lanes as well, and it came to a halt in the median, he said.
Marshall's pickup truck then crossed back over the southbound lanes and overturned in the median, coming to rest upside down, the sergeant said.
The car that Chapman had stopped was just pulling away and the driver witnessed the crash in a rearview mirror, Conroy said.
Police charged Marshall with driving under the influence, Conroy said. He later was released after posting a $1,500 bond, an Abingdon Regional Jail spokesman said.
Chapman was transported by a medical helicopter to Bristol Regional Medical Center. Marshall, who had only minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to Smyth County Community Hospital, where he was treated and released, according to a news release from the VSP.
More charges related to the crash are pending, the VSP said.
Just barely more than a day later and two miles from the first incident on I-81, Chilhowie police officer Kevin testerman stopped a vehicle shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday after the department received a tip about a drunk driver, Conroy said.
Marshall was a passenger in the vehicle and testerman charged him with public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, according to his arrest warrants.
testerman charged the driver, Traci Tashona Peake, 21, of Radford, with driving under the influence.
After the Friday crash, Don Morrell of Southeastern Bail Bonds posted Marshall's $1,500 bond, but revoked it Sunday on learning of Marshall's additional charges and Chapman's condition, Morrell said.
"We went off the bond this morning after we found out the trooper was in serious condition," Morrell said.
But on Sunday, another bond company, whose identity was not confirmed, posted Marshall's new $13,000 bond and Marshall was released from the Abingdon Regional Jail, a jail spokesman said.
"We're moving the court to revoke the bond, and that was filed today, based on the fact that he committed another crime, allegedly," Evans said Monday.
He would not speculate as to why a magistrate set bond a second time.
A judge will decide whether to revoke the bond during a hearing Feb. 11 in General District Court. Until then, Marshall will remain free.
Evans said bond is an "implied position of good behavior," and that the second set of charges could revoke his right to remain free.
Reached at his home Tuesday, Marshall declined comment.
A search of court records in both Smyth County and Washington County, where Marshall lives, showed that this is the first time he has faced alcohol-related charges here. Prior to the weekend, Marshall had only been charged with three minor traffic violations, two for speeding and one for failure to wear a safety belt. One of the speeding charges was dismissed after Marshall completed driving school.
No charges related to the crash and injury of Chapman have been filed. Evans said police are awaiting information on the status of the injured trooper.
Chapman, 30, of Chilhowie, remained in stable but serious condition Monday at Bristol Regional Medical Center, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy. Chapman is married and has two children.
Evans said he had been "in touch with Kris over the weekend and he's improving."
He said there is a maiming DUI statute in Virginia that Marshall could be charged with if Chapman's injuries turn out to be permanent.
A court date on Marshall's DUI charge has been set for March 20.
Chapman's family issued a statement through Conroy on Monday thanking "the Virginia State Police, sheriff's office, local police, fire, rescue squads, Med-Flight, and the staff at Bristol Regional Hospital for their excellent and rapid response to his injuries and support during [Chapman's] ordeal."
"The family has been touched by and appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers for Trooper Chapman during this difficult time," Conroy said.
Chilhowie and Smyth County EMS, the Smyth County Sheriff's Office, Town of Marion Police Department and the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control assisted at the scene of Friday's crash.
The interstate was closed temporarily Sunday morning and traffic diverted off Exit 39 at Seven Mile Ford as investigators examined the scene of Friday night's wreck, Conroy said. The diversion permitted officials to work in relative safety that is not always available to officers.
Working as a trooper is a dangerous job, Conroy said.
"More officers are injured in traffic crashes than anything else," he said. "Most of the time that crash is preventable."
Conroy said stopping a car on the side of the road can be very dangerous, and he emphasized the importance of the state's Move Over Law, which was approved by the General Assembly five years ago. It requires motorists to slow down and change lanes if possible when passing a roadside car, he said.
"This is the second Virginia State Police trooper in four months to be struck and seriously injured by a drunk driver," said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. "Impaired drivers put every motorist's life at risk, including the lives of our public safety professionals."
VSP spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Monday that incident happened in mid-October, in a Virginia Department of Transportation bridge work zone "at the opposite end of the state" from the Seven Mile Ford crash. The Robert O. Norris Memorial Bridge "carries Route 3 across the Rappahannock River between White Stone and Grey's Point in Middlesex County," a VDOT release said.
"Trooper Troy Smith was in his vehicle in the work zone, parked next to a VDOT truck with his lights activated," Geller said.
Troopers sometimes run their flashing blue lights to alert motorists to the presence of workers.
Smith's car was struck by a drunk driver driving a "GMC Jimmy that came through the barrels," hitting Smith "head-on."
Smith returned to light duty in January, Geller said.
Dan Kegley contributed
Trooper Kris Chapman relief fund
Bank of Marion Chilhowie Branch
PO Box 1560 Chilhowie Va. 24319
Phone 276-646-3900
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My prayers are sent for Trooper Chapman and his family. I think what you may be referring to is 'the good ole boy' system, where if you got enough money and you know where to put it you can get things done... We have the same system here in another southern state. I'm not gonna say nothin' here, but if you want to contact me privately, I will elaborate. Well you can see what I'm saying from watching the news, but I have first hand accounts.quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk
Commonwealth's attorney seeks to revoke Abingdon man's bond
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01:39 PM
By AMY HUNTER/Media General News Service
A prosecutor filed a motion Monday to revoke bond on a man arrested twice in 27 hours, then released both times on bond, in alcohol-related incidents-one of which left a Virginia State Trooper seriously injured.
Smyth County Commonwealth's Attorney Roy Evans is seeking to revoke the bond of Barry Dean Marshall II, 32, of 18042 Black Hollow Road, Abingdon, and send him back to jail.
Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy said Marshall crashed his Ford F-150 pickup into Trooper Kris Chapman's cruiser while he was working a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 81 at the 38-mile marker at Seven Mile Ford just before 11 p.m. Friday.
Chapman had stopped another driver for a traffic violation and was parked on the right shoulder of I-81's southbound lanes, according to Conroy. Chapman had issued a traffic violation and was sitting in his car when Marshall rammed into the rear of his cruiser before Chapman had secured his safety belt, Conroy said.
The crash forced Chapman's cruiser across the southbound lanes as well, and it came to a halt in the median, he said.
Marshall's pickup truck then crossed back over the southbound lanes and overturned in the median, coming to rest upside down, the sergeant said.
The car that Chapman had stopped was just pulling away and the driver witnessed the crash in a rearview mirror, Conroy said.
Police charged Marshall with driving under the influence, Conroy said. He later was released after posting a $1,500 bond, an Abingdon Regional Jail spokesman said.
Chapman was transported by a medical helicopter to Bristol Regional Medical Center. Marshall, who had only minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to Smyth County Community Hospital, where he was treated and released, according to a news release from the VSP.
More charges related to the crash are pending, the VSP said.
Just barely more than a day later and two miles from the first incident on I-81, Chilhowie police officer Kevin testerman stopped a vehicle shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday after the department received a tip about a drunk driver, Conroy said.
Marshall was a passenger in the vehicle and testerman charged him with public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, according to his arrest warrants.
testerman charged the driver, Traci Tashona Peake, 21, of Radford, with driving under the influence.
After the Friday crash, Don Morrell of Southeastern Bail Bonds posted Marshall's $1,500 bond, but revoked it Sunday on learning of Marshall's additional charges and Chapman's condition, Morrell said.
"We went off the bond this morning after we found out the trooper was in serious condition," Morrell said.
But on Sunday, another bond company, whose identity was not confirmed, posted Marshall's new $13,000 bond and Marshall was released from the Abingdon Regional Jail, a jail spokesman said.
"We're moving the court to revoke the bond, and that was filed today, based on the fact that he committed another crime, allegedly," Evans said Monday.
He would not speculate as to why a magistrate set bond a second time.
A judge will decide whether to revoke the bond during a hearing Feb. 11 in General District Court. Until then, Marshall will remain free.
Evans said bond is an "implied position of good behavior," and that the second set of charges could revoke his right to remain free.
Reached at his home Tuesday, Marshall declined comment.
A search of court records in both Smyth County and Washington County, where Marshall lives, showed that this is the first time he has faced alcohol-related charges here. Prior to the weekend, Marshall had only been charged with three minor traffic violations, two for speeding and one for failure to wear a safety belt. One of the speeding charges was dismissed after Marshall completed driving school.
No charges related to the crash and injury of Chapman have been filed. Evans said police are awaiting information on the status of the injured trooper.
Chapman, 30, of Chilhowie, remained in stable but serious condition Monday at Bristol Regional Medical Center, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Conroy. Chapman is married and has two children.
Evans said he had been "in touch with Kris over the weekend and he's improving."
He said there is a maiming DUI statute in Virginia that Marshall could be charged with if Chapman's injuries turn out to be permanent.
A court date on Marshall's DUI charge has been set for March 20.
Chapman's family issued a statement through Conroy on Monday thanking "the Virginia State Police, sheriff's office, local police, fire, rescue squads, Med-Flight, and the staff at Bristol Regional Hospital for their excellent and rapid response to his injuries and support during [Chapman's] ordeal."
"The family has been touched by and appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers for Trooper Chapman during this difficult time," Conroy said.
Chilhowie and Smyth County EMS, the Smyth County Sheriff's Office, Town of Marion Police Department and the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control assisted at the scene of Friday's crash.
The interstate was closed temporarily Sunday morning and traffic diverted off Exit 39 at Seven Mile Ford as investigators examined the scene of Friday night's wreck, Conroy said. The diversion permitted officials to work in relative safety that is not always available to officers.
Working as a trooper is a dangerous job, Conroy said.
"More officers are injured in traffic crashes than anything else," he said. "Most of the time that crash is preventable."
Conroy said stopping a car on the side of the road can be very dangerous, and he emphasized the importance of the state's Move Over Law, which was approved by the General Assembly five years ago. It requires motorists to slow down and change lanes if possible when passing a roadside car, he said.
"This is the second Virginia State Police trooper in four months to be struck and seriously injured by a drunk driver," said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. "Impaired drivers put every motorist's life at risk, including the lives of our public safety professionals."
VSP spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Monday that incident happened in mid-October, in a Virginia Department of Transportation bridge work zone "at the opposite end of the state" from the Seven Mile Ford crash. The Robert O. Norris Memorial Bridge "carries Route 3 across the Rappahannock River between White Stone and Grey's Point in Middlesex County," a VDOT release said.
"Trooper Troy Smith was in his vehicle in the work zone, parked next to a VDOT truck with his lights activated," Geller said.
Troopers sometimes run their flashing blue lights to alert motorists to the presence of workers.
Smith's car was struck by a drunk driver driving a "GMC Jimmy that came through the barrels," hitting Smith "head-on."
Smith returned to light duty in January, Geller said.
Dan Kegley contributed
Trooper Kris Chapman relief fund
Bank of Marion Chilhowie Branch
PO Box 1560 Chilhowie Va. 24319
Phone 276-646-39000 -
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My Sincere apologies,,, that may very well be a woman,,, but I have a very good deer huntin' friend that is named Carol. He's married with children. But if it is a woman, my sympathies and prayers go out just the same. 0 -
No Kris is a male and a very fine young man and Trooper. He's the kind who never complains about working over or being under staffed. He makes the best out of every situation he possibly can. Ive known him for a short time and have really taken a likeing to him, he is always cheerfull and happy. We only have one female Trooper in the 4th Division at this time and she works the scales on I-77.
What really gets me is that Marshall was set a Bond the next day again for being IP and posessing a controlled substance. He showed no remorse at all for what he had done.0 -
I just recently verified that Kris Chapman is a man. My prayers go out to him again,,, and I hear that he is doing well. The lady I spoke to at the bank hung up on me when I started asking sensitive questions. 0 -
My prayers go out to this man and his family. State Troopers are often "The Lone Ranger" out there at night. The nearest available trooper may be miles away and often local PD's have little or no contact with troopers. Newly hired troopers are often moved around the state and may likely live in a area far from their home county, with a young wife and kids who have no relatives nearby. I have been to Smythe County several times and I wonder how often I have passed this young man on 81. Thanks for posting the address, Nighthawk. 0 -
Its not much but i will send 50.00 to the fund...Can i do it by C.C that way it is fast or not? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk
No Kris is a male and a very fine young man and Trooper. He's the kind who never complains about working over or being under staffed. He makes the best out of every situation he possibly can. Ive known him for a short time and have really taken a likeing to him, he is always cheerfull and happy. We only have one female Trooper in the 4th Division at this time and she works the scales on I-77.
What really gets me is that Marshall was set a Bond the next day again for being IP and posessing a controlled substance. He showed no remorse for what he had done.
Please go to Stark Co Ohio and teach some manners to those pigs that are employed by that Sheriff's dept.. Godspeed to the recovery of the trooper. May the offender spend many boring, miserable days in jail.0 -
prayers go out to kris
dang i hate drunk drivers0
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