Alexandria sheriff deputy arrested

Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Inmate This evening Alexandria Deputy Sheriff Bryant Pegues was arrested and charged with Rape and Carnal Knowledge of an Inmate for sexually assaulting an inmate at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center early this morning. Sheriff’s Office commanders learned of the offense after the victim, an adult female, notified another deputy that Deputy Pegues had sexually assaulted her. Sheriff’s Office commanders immediately notified Alexandria police who initiated their own criminal investigation with cooperation from Sheriff’s Office staff. Deputy Pegues, a 52-year-old resident of Oxon Hill who was hired in 2007, was arrested by Alexandria detectives at the Sheriff’s Office. He was booked at the Alexandria jail, denied bond and is being transferred to the Arlington Detention Facility. He has been terminated from his appointment with the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dana Lawhorne says, “We are entrusted with the lives and safety of those in our custody. The criminal actions of Bryant Pegues are a grave violation of the public trust. We will continue to assist Alexandria Police and the Commonwealth’s Attorney as they pursue a successful prosecution.” At the request of Alexandria Police, no mug shot of the suspect or additional information about the offense will be released by the Sheriff’s Office at this time.

United Way Shoebox Project

FROM NEIGHBORHOOD LISTERVE:

Duncan Library at 2501 Commonwealth is taking donations of personal care items in support of the United Way Shoebox Project. Examples of needed items are soap, shampoo, tissues, toothpaste, lotion.  

 In mid-June we'll be sorting the items into decorated shoe-boxes and taking them to the United Way, where they can be handed out to clients in emergency situations. 

Please bring your contributions in by June 14. 

Thanks for your help. 

City of Alexandria Holds 12th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to Honor 67 Alexandrians KIA/MIA in the Vietnam War

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2014

City of Alexandria Holds 12th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to Honor 67 Alexandrians KIA/MIA in the Vietnam War

The “Friends of Captain Rocky Versace” invite the public to the 12th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center at 2701 Commonwealth Ave. The event will honor the 67 Alexandrians who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.

The Program will include reading the names of the 67 heroes, a Tribute to Capt. Rocky Versace written by his fellow POW, COL James N. "Nick" Rowe (USMA 1960), guest speakers, a wreath laying, playing of "Taps" and the singing of "God Bless America."

The Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center is dedicated to Captain Rocky Versace and the 66 other men who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. The Memorial is an ongoing tribute, not just to the 67 listed on the benches, but to all Alexandrians who served in America’s longest war. The Versace Memorial was dedicated on July 6, 2002 and the Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to the Versace family at the White House two days later.

For more information about Rocky Versace, and the Memorial Day Ceremony, contact the “Friends of Rocky Versace” at FoRV59@gmail.com.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Elsie Akinbobola at 703.746.5475 (Virginia Relay 711) or e-mailelsie.akinbobola@alexandriava.gov.