Police Blotter

The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney said Michael C. Davis, 38, was sentenced Friday to 178 active years in the 2023 killing of Tatiana David after a Prince William County jury convicted him of second-degree murder and related felonies. Virginia State Police said a stolen-vehicle pursuit ended about 12:45 a.m. Monday in a triple-fatal crash on the Interstate 395 exit ramp at Shirlington Road. Stafford deputies also posted their Sept. 28 daily incident report, which listed six driving-under-the-influence arrests, a bumper-emblem larceny, a card-fraud complaint, and a public-intoxication arrest.

The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney said Michael C. Davis, 38, was sentenced Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, by Judge Kimberly A. Irving to 258 years with 80 years suspended, leaving 178 years to serve.


Stafford

Stafford calendar draft skips a Veterans Day holiday when Nov. 11 falls on a weekend

Stafford County’s draft school calendars would not give students and staff a Veterans Day holiday in 2028-29, when Nov. 11 falls on a weekend, Chief of Staff Dr. Amanda Schutz told the School Board on Sept. 8.


Manassas

The 43rd Manassas Fall Jubilee fills Historic Downtown Manassas on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The city flagged the date on Facebook late Friday, calling it a weekend of fall fun and pointing residents to Oct. 3. The festival is the first-Saturday-in-October event Historic Manassas Inc. runs on Center Street and the side streets around the train depot.


Announcement

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time for commemorating our ancestors. Rather than a period of mourning, it is an occasion for celebrating with family—both living and dead—and honoring the cycle of life. Learn about La Catrina and her joyful view of life and mortality. Enjoy family-friendly activities throughout the day, including dance performances, coloring activities, and paper marigold and mask making. Visitors are invited to leave photos and mementos of their loved ones on the ofrenda (altar) or commemorate them by writing their names on a butterfly to attach to the memorial arch.

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Event

Fall is in its full glory every first Saturday in October with our Manassas Fall Jubilee and 2026 marks the 43rd one! This community-spirited festival spans all of Center Street and side streets, and includes an assortment of fun for kids and adults with over 100 craft and community booths, live music and entertainment, food, and more. Live music ranges from pop to rock to heavy metal, and dance performances include ballet, clogging, and belly dancing. And, the kids will enjoy a meet & greet with Cinderella, pumpkin painting, games, and more!


Manassas

Game Over Escape Rooms is open at 8955 Center Street in Historic Downtown Manassas.

Eleftherios “Ares” Nakos and Jonathan Thompson spent nearly three years planning the shop, the city’s economic development newsletter reported Thursday. They said the idea started with a shared love of escape rooms. Their research included a trip to Florida, where they played 12 Game Over rooms in two days before signing on with the franchise.


Manassas

MANASSAS, Va. — Manassas officials were back on utility rates Monday, months after the city raised its own charges and a Dominion wholesale pass-through landed on May electric bills.

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Theodore Charlton and Theodore Wehner, seniors at Osbourn High School in Manassas, have been named Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.

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Features

Greetings, Prince William.

This weekend, stop by the Historic Manassas Farmers Market to see Volunteer Prince William at the Emergency Preparedness Month event. In October, they will be at Hispanic Heritage Friends & Family Day in Woodbridge. Come say hello, learn more about what they do, ask questions, and get to know the team.


Newslinks

A Prince William judge will allow cameras but no livestream at the October Naresh Bhatt murder trial, a Woodbridge man was sentenced to 40 years in a federal child-exploitation case, and Del. Joshua Cole is preparing to leave the House for a 2027 state Senate run.

According to InsideNoVa, Prince William Circuit Court Judge Kimberly A. Irving on Friday granted a motion from several local media outlets allowing cameras in the courtroom for the upcoming trial of Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man charged with murder after his wife’s 2024 disappearance. NBC4 Washington’s request for a livestream was denied.


Police Blotter

Prince William County police charged a Gainesville woman after a firearm discharged inside an apartment at SomerHill Farms. Stafford deputies also took a cryptocurrency-website fraud complaint, two vandalism reports, and charged a Stafford man after an after-hours call at 540 Auto on Cambridge Street.

On Sept. 24, officers responded to the SomerHill Farms Apartments in the 7300 block of Yountville Drive in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a report of shots fired. Police said that on Sept. 23 at about 11 p.m., an occupant identified as the accused was cleaning her firearm when it discharged, striking the front door of the apartment and the ceiling of the breezeway. An officer located the spent bullet on the floor of the breezeway near the accused’s apartment. No injuries or additional property damage were reported. Helena Rayzette Perkins, 48, of Gainesville, was charged Sept. 24 with reckless handling of a firearm. Court date pending. Released on a court summons. Police noted no photo was available.


Announcement

A Bison Celebration is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The Bison Celebration will be a full day event that brings together organizations, scholars, scientists and filmmakers to celebrate the past, present, and future of North America’s largest land mammal. Through captivating films and thought-provoking panel discussions, the museum will explore the bison’s vital role in restoring grassland ecosystems and its deep spiritual connection to Tribal nations.