A grand jury has handed down indictments have been handed down in the case of a homicide that occurred at a Denny’s restaurant on Sudley Road near Manassas, in the early morning hours of the day after Christmas in 2019.
The Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office announced it has gone over interviews with victims and witnesses of the shooting that took the life of 56-year-old Yusif Ozgur, a delivery driver who was picking up food from the eatery when he was shot and killed.
Attorneys, in a press release, stated the charges for the suspects, Jordan Lee Anderson, 22, of Manassas, and Ryan Thomas Walker, 23, of Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Anderson / Walker
“On Monday, July 6, 2020, the Grand Jury for the County of Prince William and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park returned 170 indictments found to be “True Bills” related to offenses that occurred in the early morning hours of December 26, 2019 at the Denny’s restaurant located at 8201 Sudley Road in the County of Prince William.
Following an exhaustive review of the evidence and consultation with the victims, their families and the investigators, Amy Ashworth, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, sought the following indictments from the Grand Jury. These indictments supersede the charges previously brought by the Prince William County Police Department in December 2019.
The indictments encompass the acts perpetrated upon the twenty-three people inside of the Denny’s, one of whom died and one of whom was significantly injured. Ryan Thomas Walker, 23, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, and Jordan Lee Anderson, 22, of Manassas, Virginia, stand charged with the following:
• One count of First-Degree Murder §18.2-32 (First Degree Murder carries a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison)
• One count of Attempted Capital Murder §§18.2-31;18.2-26 (Attempted Capital Murder carries a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison)
• Two counts of Aggravated Malicious Wounding §18.2-51.2 (Aggravated Malicious Wounding carries a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison)
• One count of Armed Statutory Burglary §18.2-90 (Armed Statutory Burglary carries a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison)
• 19 counts of Abduction for Pecuniary Benefit §18.2-48 (Abduction for Pecuniary Benefit carries a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison)
• 12 counts of Robbery §18.2-58 (Robbery carries a potential sentence of 5 years to life in prison)
• 7 counts of Attempted Robbery §§18.2-58;18.2-26 (Attempted Robbery carries a potential sentence of 2 to 10 years in prison)
• 42 counts of Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony §18.2-53.1 (Use of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony carries a potential sentence of 3 years in prison for the first offense and 5 years in prison for each subsequent offense)
STAFFORD, Va. – Stafford County residents will see a higher tab when dining out, as the Board of Supervisors voted 4–3 on May 20, 2025, to increase the county’s meals tax from 5% to 6%.
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