Mendota man pleads guilty to witness tampering

Carlisle man punched bedroom window then intimidated a witness

A CARLISLE man made threats while demanding that his former partner retract a police statement she made after he damaged her phone and a bedroom…

Mendota man pleads guilty to witness tampering

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — A Mendota man pleaded guilty to assaulting a fellow inmate to prevent them from testifying during a federal investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Virginia, McKinley Lee Shaffer, a "self-described gang member," pleaded guilty to one count of using physical force against a witness regarding the testimony and potential …

Local inmate faces 30 years for witness tampering in federal case - SuperTalk 92.9

Officials at the SW Virginia Regional Jail had to break-up an assault in November. Federal...