Authorities say the 22-year-old Hipes is still at large but is no longer in Nelson County.
In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson breaks down crime numbers from early Spring and how the season has an impact on crimes. It’s also part 2 of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle competition.
SCSO says they were dispatched to the area of Company House Lane at around 1:30pm for a call regarding a domestic dispute. Prior to their arrival, the suspected individual, identified as 33-year-old James Tyler Clater fled the scene in a red SUV.
According to online records, Dustin Allen Dove was found guilty this week of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 22-year-old Seth Wayne Wallace on May 25th, 2024.
Rodney Phillips’ first trial in January ended in mistrial after the jury could not reach a verdict.
Elkton Police have arrested a 25-year-old martial arts instructor from Grottoes for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor.
The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about an up-and-coming TikTok challenge that local high school seniors are participating in.
Dewy Lee Bowers III, 48, of Augusta County and was taken to the Rockingham Harrisonburg Regional Jail.
PCSO notes that the man is not considered a threat to the community.
Grayson Hall Smith was sentenced last Friday to 10 years in prison with 9 of those years and 6 months suspended.

