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Man charged with felonious assault on officer
STUART, Va. — An Ararat man who was barricaded inside his home and apprehended with the help of pepper spray is being held without bond on charges including felonious assault on an officer. Sammy Wayne Smith, 52, of 211 Triple Smith Lane, was taken into custody shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday after members of the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at his residence. That course of action...
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