Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 11, 1993 TAG: 9308110201
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
VIRGINIA BEACH - A police officer convicted of embezzling sports equipment from a youth recreation league where he was a coach has been ordered to pay the organization $1,500.
James Iman, who was convicted Monday on a single count of misdemeanor embezzlement, also was sentenced to a year in jail. But the jail term was suspended on the condition he reimburse the Plaza Recreation League.
"I'm not guilty," Iman said after the hearing. "They authorized me to make purchases, and they paid for them. Because their record-keeping was so lousy, there was nothing I could defend myself with."
- Associated Press
\ Man gets 18 months, fine for strangling dog
VIRGINIA BEACH - A judge convicted a man Tuesday for strangling a dog, sentenced him to two months in jail and fined him $500.
William S. Davis Jr., 45, was guilty of cruelty to animals in the May 18 incident.
Davis' wife, Angela, testified that an 8-year-old Labrador retriever named Wobey approached her looking "like something out of a horror movie" and appeared to be rabid.
Davis said Wobey lunged for his leg, and he threw the dog on its back and twisted its collar.
- Associated Press
\ Ex-senator cleared of double vote charge
SUSSEX - A judge has dismissed a charge against former state Sen. Elmon Gray of voting twice in last November's election.
Gray testified at his trial that he voted at both the Waverly and Wakefield Airport precincts. He voted in Waverly for more than 40 years. After redistricting in 1990, he was moved to the other precinct, but still votes in Waverly in town elections.
On Election Day, he voted in Waverly. Then he voted at the correct precinct, saying he didn't want to cause any confusion. - Associated Press
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