Judge orders mental exam for trooper shooting suspect
The man accused of fatally shooting Master Trooper Junius Walker has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.
The man accused of fatally shooting Master Trooper Junius Walker has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.
Russell Brown had to be assigned a second lawyer, required in a capital murder case.
Russell Brown is charged with capital murder of a police officer, attempted capital murder of a police officer and use of a firearm in committing a felony in connection with the March 7 shooting.
According to an affidavit and search warrant filed in Chesterfield County Circuit Court, police have impounded Brown’s 2000 Lincoln LS in their evidence lot.
The family of the man accused of opening fire on a Virginia State Trooper is offering clues about what they think prompted the fatal shooting.
The loss of Master Trooper Junius Walker is taking its toll on those who knew him and the thin blue line in Central Virginia.
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A Chesterfield man has been charged and remains behind bars without bond in the Thursday death of of Master Trooper J.A. Walker.
State police are in the early stages of their investigation.