Va. man convicted in skinning A Front Royal-area man who skinned a guinea pig and wore the skin as a hat has been convicted of an animal cruelty charge.
Charles Woodson, 41, was convicted Tuesday in Warren County. Woodson was arrested in March after neighbors saw him wearing the guinea pig hat, which included the animal’s head.
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Woodson has said the animal was killed humanely. He had purchased the animal from a pet store.
Cross burning lands man in jail
A Bedford County, Va., man was sentenced to nine months after admitting to burning a cross in an interracial couple’s yard.
Darrell B. Orange, 50, was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to burning a cross with the intent to intimidate.
Authorities said Orange and the couple lived in the same mobile home park.
P.G. police hand out cash
Prince George’s County police distributed $1 bills to drivers and passengers who had their seat belts fastened Wednesday.
Police and safety officials handed out the bills near the Boulevard at the Capital Center in Largo.
People who didn’t have their belts secured received safety educational materials. Police say Prince George’s leads the state in the number of motor vehicle deaths and that proper seat belt use is the best way for people to protect themselves.
– Compiled by Scott McCabe
