Execution of an American Terrorist
John Allen Muhammad’s final appeal for clemency from Virginia Governor Tim Kaine failed and he was executed by lethal injection at Virginia’s death chamber in Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt Tuesday night. Muhammad masterminded a wave of random shootings that left 10 people dead and terrorized the Washington region for more than three weeks in [...]
Three Funerals in Two Days
Friday began with a funeral and ended with another. The day before I had covered another one. It was three too many.
Thursday’s funeral was for 5-year-old Kaylee Whetzel. Friday morning’s funeral was for her mother, Allaina Taylor, 39, and the afternoon funeral was for her stepfather Dennis “Chip” Taylor, 36.
The three were found murdered in [...]
Fallen Marine
One of the hardest things to have to shoot as a newspaper photographer is a funeral. Even harder can be going to the home of a fallen soldier to do photos of the grief-stricken family.
It is a bit easier when you are accompanied on the assignment with the writer. They kind of act as a [...]
Young Accident Victim
Accidents are never fun to go to. But of course the job of an newspaper is to report the news. And a major accident is news.
This photo came from an incident involving four vehicles in Dayton, Va., outside of Harrisonburg. Here rescue personnel are attending to a child that was in one of the vehicles. [...]
Apartment Fire
I had just arrived at the office this morning, when the scanner announced a house fire not far from the office. By the time I arrived, the fire department had the fire out and were in the process of securing the scene and looking for hot spots. Thankfully there where no injuries.
I spent most of [...]
