According to WTTG-TV, Banana Man is 14-year-old Brian Thompson who donned a banana costume and ran down the football field at Colonial Forge on Friday night. The student, who is autistic, thought running down the field in the suit would be a harmless prank.
The student was later placed in handcuffs and placed into the back of a sheriff’s cruiser following is run downfield but no charges were filed, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Officials will hold an informational meeting about courthouse area redevelopment at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the Stafford County Administration Building at 1300 Courthouse Road. A formal presentation about what future streetscape project will look like as well as information on improvements to U.S. 1 at Courthouse Road (Va. 630).
In April, county officials examined including a larger portion of Va. 630 into the streetscape plan. In June, officials worked to refine the courthouse area as one of seven Urban Development Areas in Stafford County.
Rafael Antonio Dueno, 20, of Fredericksburg, was killed when his 1996 Dodge pickup collided with a 1989 Nissan Maxima on Harrell Road at 4:15 a.m. After the collision, the pickup came to rest on a railroad overpass and the driver, who was not wearing his seatbelt, died at the scene, said Virginia State Police Sgt. Les. Tyler.
The female driver of the Nissan was taken to a local hospital and police did not release information on her condition.
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. — The Dumfries Town Council voted Tuesday night to approve interim town manager Daniel Taber as the permanent town manager.
County supervisors will first tour the Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) Widening Project, then move to Onville Road where improvements have taken place in light of BRAC. They’ll also stop by a rail bridge, see improvements at Falmouth Elementary School and end the tour at a 5 p.m. groundbreaking for the Belmont/Ferry Farm Trail at St. Clair Brooks Park and Butler Road, said Stafford spokeswoman Cathy Vollbrecht.
Officials will end their tour with dinner at Amy’s Cafe in Falmouth.
Occoquan, Va. — Crafters will once again descend on Occoquan this weekend for the town’s annual fall craft show.
The event takes place 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday rain or shine and will feature more than 200 crafters, local merchants and restaurants at the fair.
Lake Ridge, Va. — Headlining the websites of two elementary schools today are notices of a bear sighting in Lake Ridge.
A bear was sighted near Antietam Elementary School on Antietam Road on Friday morning. School officials say the mother bear and her cub were spotted near the school but were never on school property.
Stafford, Va. — Friends and family of the late 17-year-old Ali Wahdan, a rising senior at Stafford High School and #71 on the school’s football team, rode in procession in his honor Thursday night.
The event will be free to attend, and in addition to crafters the festival will offer a taste of Virginia wines and a talent competition.
“We are very excited to announce several Virginia Wineries have also signed on to participate in this one-of-a-kind Fall Extravaganza,” said Dumfries spokeswoman Debbi Sandlin. “Each of the wineries will be offering the public the opportunity to taste their very own distinctive wines. There will be an assortment of wines to please even the savviest wine connoisseur.”
Dumfries, Va. — Though time is up for flood victims still living in a Red Cross shelter today, those without homes now have a place to go.
Flood victims from Holly Acres Mobile Home Park, which flooded last week from rains from Tropical Storm Lee, will be moved to First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries when the current shelter they are in at the Sharon Baucom Dale City Rec Center closes at 5 p.m.
