Top Story Spotlight Ridgeway man charged in double homicide BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin Jul 24, 2025 Jul 24, 2025 Updated Jul 24, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Henry County Sheriff's Office has charged a Ridgeway man with two counts of first-degree murder in a double homicide that occurred Tuesday. Coleman HCSO kAmpE 2AAC@I:>2E6=J `aidg A]>][ E96 h`` r@>>F?:42E:@?D r6?E6C C646:G65 2 42== 7C@> 2 C6D:56?E @? |66<D #@25 H9@ C6A@CE65 2 >2? D9@E 2?5 =J:?8 :? E96 C@25 :? 7C@?E @7 aef |66<D #@25[ 2 C6=62D6 DE2E65]k^AmkAms6AFE:6D C6DA@?565 2?5 5:D4@G6C65 (:==:2> {6C@J |@C6J[ eg[ 5625 @7 >F=E:A=6 8F?D9@E H@F?5D]k^AmkAmx?D:56 E96 C6D:56?46[ 56AFE:6D 7@F?5 |2?5J |:496==6 r@=6>2?[ aa[ 5625 @7 2 D:?8=6 8F?D9@E H@F?5]k^Am kAmpE 2AAC@I:>2E6=J aibg A]>][ 2 w6?CJ r@F?EJ 56AFEJ 4@?5F4E65 2 EC277:4 DE@A ?62C E96 '2==6J $E2C rC65:E &?:@? :? |2CE:?DG:==6[ 2?5 =@42E65 y@D9F2 r@C36EE r@=6>2?[ E96 9FD32?5 @7 |2?5J r@=6>2?[ 2?5 E96:C EH@ 49:=5C6? :?D:56 :? E96 G69:4=6] r@=6>2? H2D 2C>65 H:E9 2 92?58F? 2?5 2? p#\`d C:7=6[ 2?5 H2D E2<6? :?E@ 4FDE@5J H:E9@FE :?4:56?E] %96 EH@ 49:=5C6? H6C6 7@F?5 E@ 36 D276 2?5 F?92C>65]k^Am People are also reading… Carter Bank drawn into Greenbrier ownership fight Furniture and a car highlight Joyous Junque yard sale this week in Moneta Inmate 'died in agony' at Western Virginia Regional Jail, lawsuit claims Virginia Tech board reverses Living-Learning Program cut, proposes alternative Franklin County High School senior eager to teach farming to next generation Exclusive leaked documents expose growing white supremacist group Governor signs bills on affordable housing, manufactured homes in Rocky Mount Savannah Guthrie shares new message about missing mother Nancy Guthrie Ben & Jerry's reveals fate of Stephen Colbert ice cream What a quiet Memorial Day weekend at Smith Mountain Lake means for summer Diamond Avenue residents ask for solutions to a longtime problem Flour returns to the shelves of Big Spring Mill 4 years after closure Activities around the 250th highlight America’s disunity Glen Allen strikes late, ousts No. 1 Franklin County in 5C semis In 40th year, water quality program still crucial as ever at Smith Mountain Lake kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 >FC56C 492C86D[ r@=6>2? 92D 366? 492C865 H:E9 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 FD6 @7 2 7:C62C> :? E96 4@>>:DD:@? @7 2 76=@?J[ @?6 4@F?E @7 D9@@E:?8 7C@> 2? @44FA:65 G69:4=6[ 2?5 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 49:=5 23FD6 2?5 ?68=64E]k^Am kAmxE H2D 5:D4@G6C65 E92E |@C6J 925 EC2G6=65 E@ |66<D #@25 E@ 4964< @? E96 H6==\36:?8 @7 |2?5J r@=6>2?[ E96 C6=62D6 DE2E65]k^Am kAmQ%9:D :D 2 962CE3C62<:?8 2?5 EC28:4 D:EF2E:@? E92E 92D 566A=J 27764E65 EH@ 72>:=:6D 2?5 @FC 6?E:C6 4@>>F?:EJ] ~FC 962CED 8@ @FE E@ E96 =@G65 @?6D @7 E96 G:4E:>D 5FC:?8 E9:D :?4C65:3=J 5:77:4F=E E:>6[Q w6?CJ r@F?EJ $96C:77 (2J?6 s2G:D D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6] Qx H2?E E@ 4@>>6?5 @FC 56AFE:6D 2?5 @FC A2CE?6C 286?4:6D 7@C E96:C DH:7E 2?5 4@@C5:?2E65 C6DA@?D6[ H9:49 =65 E@ E96 D276 C64@G6CJ @7 E96 49:=5C6? 2?5 E96 2AAC696?D:@? @7 E96 DFDA64E]Qk^Am kAm%96 :?G6DE:82E:@? :D @?8@:?8 2?5 2?J@?6 H:E9 :?7@C>2E:@? C682C5:?8 E96 :?4:56?E :D 2D<65 E@ 4@?E24E E96 w6?CJ r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46 2E afe\ebg\gfd` @C rC:>6 $E@AA6CD 2E afe\eba\fceb] %96 rC:>6 $E@AA6CD !C@8C2> @776CD C6H2C5D FA E@ Sa[d__ 7@C :?7@C>2E:@? C6=2E65 E@ 4C:>6] %96 ?2EFC6 @7 E96 4C:>6 2?5 E96 DF3DE2?46 @7 E96 :?7@C>2E:@? 56E6C>:?6 E96 2>@F?E @7 C6H2C5 A2:5]k^Am Bill Wyatt (276) 591-7543bill.wyatt@martinsvillebulletin.com@billdwyatt on Twitter 0 comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! June 11, 2026: India’s Great Mughals at VMFA; RVA100 on Carytown; New episode of Richmond 804 | A1 Minute City's Office of Community Wealth Building supporting young adults | Richmond 804 City's Office of Community Wealth Building supporting young adults | Richmond 804 Shannon Taylor speaks about Erin Strotman's sentencing Shannon Taylor speaks about Erin Strotman's sentencing A1 Minute! June 5, 2026: Week in Virginia A1 Minute! June 5, 2026: Week in Virginia
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