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Josh Lanier

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jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police 15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police
15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed, and a man was wounded in a shooting over the weekend in the nation's capital, police said.  Blue Bryant, 15, was shot on Saturday, June 25, around 9 p.m. near the Shaw-Howard Metro station in the 1700 block of 8th Street, Metropolitan police said. The shooter also wounded a man in the incident. Paramedics rushed them to a nearby hospital, but Bryant died of his injuries the following day police, police said.  Police haven't released many details about the shooting, but they are asking the public for help to find the killer.  Metrop…

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Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week
Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week Police have identified three people they say pulled someone out of their car to rob them last week in Prince William County.  Franklin Alexander Ortiz, 28, of Manassas, Tara Dawn Nicole Jones, 33, of Woodstock, and Brianna Gae Loree Jones, 32, of Woodstock are all wanted on a robbery charge from an incident in Manassas on June 20, Prince William County police said. Investigators say the trio pulled someone out of a car to steal their phone in the 7100 block of Gateway Court before speeding off in a Black Honda Accord.  Officers say they linked the trio to the robber…

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Northern Virginia Man Sentenced To Prison For Selling Fake 'Molly': Prosecutors Northern Virginia Man Sentenced To Prison For Selling Fake 'Molly': Prosecutors
Northern Virginia Man Sentenced To Prison For Selling Fake 'Molly': Prosecutors A Winchester man who pleaded guilty to selling the street drug falsely called "Molly" will serve six years in federal prison, prosecutors said.  A judge sentenced Lamont Antoine Parson, 40, to six years in prison on Monday, June 27, the Department of Justice said in a press release. Parson pleaded guilty to trafficking Eutylone along with his uncle Gregory McKinley Frye, 54, in November, the release notes. They faced up to 20 years in prison. A judge will sentence Frye later this year, officials said. Police raided their apartment in February 2020 and found three kilogra…

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63-Year-Old Woman Assaulted At A Fairfax County Bus Stop Dies Days Later: Police 63-Year-Old Woman Assaulted At A Fairfax County Bus Stop Dies Days Later: Police
63-Year-Old Woman Assaulted At A Fairfax County Bus Stop Dies Days Later: Police An Alexandria woman who was attacked at a Fairfax County bus stop earlier this month has died, police said.  Michelle Huntley, 63, died on Friday, June 24, more than a week after someone assaulted her on June 17, Fairfax County police said. A passerby saw her lying at a bus stop in the 7800 block of Richmond Highway with a severe wound to her upper body, investigators said. Responders rushed her to a nearby hospital where she remained until her death.  Police say they have canvassed the area and spoken with several people, and gone over hours of surveillance footage in the ho…

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Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Detectives are investigating arson and vandalism at a Fairfax County church over the weekend that they say is connected to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week. Police said they would increase their presence around churches following this incident.  Firefighters were called to St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston early Sunday morning for a report of burning mulch outside of the 1190 Lawyers Road building, Fairfax County police said. Investigators believe they used an accelerant to start the fire.  Someone had also spray-painted a message on the entrance of t…

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Troopers ID 23-Year-Old Alexandria Man Who Fell 28 Feet In Fatal Crash Troopers ID 23-Year-Old Alexandria Man Who Fell 28 Feet In Fatal Crash
Troopers ID 23-Year-Old Alexandria Man Who Fell 28 Feet In Fatal Crash A 23-year-old Alexandria man died after he was thrown off of his motorcycle and fell nearly 30 feet onto the interstate on Sunday afternoon, June 26, authorities said.  Braydon A. Stone drove his 2019 Kawasaki Ninja off the left side of a ramp on I-495 as he took the exit for Eisenhower Ave toward Mill Road around 3 p.m., Virginia State Police said. He hit a cement wall, which launched him through the air and onto the highway 28 feet below the overpass.  Troopers rushed him to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he later died of his wounds, troopers said. He was wearing a helm…

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Two Kilos Of Fentanyl Pills Found In Crashed Chase Car: Police Two Kilos Of Fentanyl Pills Found In Crashed Chase Car: Police
Two Kilos Of Fentanyl Pills Found In Crashed Chase Car: Police State troopers found two kilograms of fentanyl in a Woodbridge man's car after he wrecked during a high-speed chase early Sunday morning, June 26, authorities said.  Alpha Kamara, 24, faces drugs and fleeing charges after the 3 a.m. wreck on Interstate 95 near exit 163 to Lorton, Virginia State Police said.  Troopers first spotted Kamara's Dodge Charger because it had stolen Maryland plates, but when they went to pull him over, Kamara floored it, State Police said. Though, he didn't make it far. Kamara hit a guardrail and crashed into a ditch about two minutes after the chase star…

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Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police Police in Prince William County arrested a man they say masturbated on a grocery store employee on Friday morning, June 24.   Michael Earl Anderson, 31, of Woodbridge, is charged with sexual battery, indecent exposure, and obscene sexual display in connection with the assault on a woman at a Manassas Food Lion, police said.  Investigators said security video showed Anderson following the 58-year-old woman around the 6306 Hoadly Road store and watching her across several aisles. He had been to the store in the past and had spoken to her before.  At one point, he wal…

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Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home
Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home Protests erupted across Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia following Friday's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, which ended 50 years of federal abortion protections.  A man slept on the Frederick Douglass Bridge Friday night, June 24, after hoisting a flag that read "Don't tread on my uterus." Guido Reichstadter, of Florida climbed the D.C. bridge just after 11 a.m. shortly after the the court released its ruling. I stayed on the bridge last night. There's a hatch up here I can crawl down any time, but my batteries still have charge and there's more to do up here. I wra…

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GoFundMe Created To Support Family Of Slain Fairfax Charity Founder GoFundMe Created To Support Family Of Slain Fairfax Charity Founder
GoFundMe Created To Support Family Of Slain Fairfax Charity Founder A family friend of a slain charity founder in Fairfax County has created a GoFundMe to support his wife and two young children.  Police found Gret Glyer shot dead inside of his Bolton Village Court home in Fairfax just before 3 a.m. Friday. The 32-year-old's wife, Heather, their young daughter, and infant son were home at the time of the shooting, but they were unharmed, Fairfax city police said. Police are still investigating the shooting and have not said if there was a break-in at the house.  Friends of Gret and his wife created a GoFundMe to cover his funeral expenses and support the f…

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