Bill Text: VA HR219 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-22 - Bill text as passed House (HR219ER) [HR219 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-HR219-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is commended for its diligent efforts to investigate a 32-year-old murder case; and WHEREAS, on December 31, 1980, Brad Baker, a resident of The Plains, was found shot several times; and WHEREAS, Brad Baker was airlifted to the Washington Hospital Center, where he died from his injuries on January 1, 1981; and WHEREAS, the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office pursued several leads; however, no suspect was charged with the crime; and WHEREAS, in 2005 newly elected Sheriff Charlie Ray Fox, Jr., asked detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division to review their unsolved murders; and WHEREAS, the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office worked closely with the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, which is led by James Fisher, and a special grand jury was impaneled to investigate the case; and WHEREAS, testimony received before the special grand jury led to a confession, bringing long-awaited relief to family members of Brad Baker; and WHEREAS, the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office demonstrated great skill, knowledge, and dedication as it worked with the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office to further investigate a 32-year-old murder case; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office hereby be commended for its work to investigate a 32-year-old murder case; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office as an expression of the House of Delegates' congratulations and admiration for the office's commitment to justice. |