Petersburg Pilot -

July 14, 2022

In the Superior-District Court at Petersburg, Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided over a failure to appear hearing for Austin Allen Strickland. The court issued a cash warrant for $50,000 and the defendant must be held until seen by a judicial officer before release.

Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport, in the Superior-District Court at Petersburg presided over a pre-trial conference via the phone for David Louis Stewart, Jr. A change of plea hearing was set for August 11. The court agreed with the prosecution that sentencing be held in Petersburg. The court also stated that the...