Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 27, 1995 TAG: 9507270069
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-4 EDITION: METRO
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RICHMOND - The administrative manager of the state Office of Emergency Medical Services has been arrested and charged with stealing a ``substantial amount'' of money from the office.
Malcolm R. Nicholls Jr. was arrested Tuesday by the state police at his Chesterfield County home. He was charged with grand larceny and was being held in the Richmond City Jail without bond awaiting a court hearing.
An audit by the state Department of Health and the state auditor of public accounts is being done to ascertain the amount of money allegedly missing.
Nicholls oversaw the office's estimated $10 million annual budget., which comes from a $2 fee charged every time one renews his or her vehicle registration.
The agency licenses and certifies emergency medical service personnel. Twenty-five percent of the money collected on the registration fee is returned to localities for emergency services, including rescue squads.
Nicholls also served as treasurer of the Forest View Volunteer Rescue Squad, which serves part of south Richmond and a portion of Chesterfield County.
- Associated Press
Suit over spanking ends in deadlock
RICHMOND - A federal jury was unable to reach a verdict on a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a Virginia Commonwealth University student against the school.
Amna Kadiki, 26, testified in U.S. District Court in Richmond that she was spanked by a biology professor in 1992.
Professor Michael L. Fine said the spanking was not sexual in nature, rather a motivational tool to make Kadiki do better in class. The spanking came after Kadiki did poorly on a makeup examination.
Fine was not named in the lawsuit, which asked for $850,000 in damages from the school.
The six-member jury announced Tuesday evening that it was hopelessly deadlocked.
- Associated Press
Carjacker sentenced in woman's death
ARLINGTON - An Arlington County jury sentenced a carjacker to three life terms plus 47 years in prison for the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman accosted in her suburban apartment-complex parking lot.
Antonio Haggins, 23, was found guilty Tuesday of charges stemming from the October 1994 carjacking that left Meredith Miller dead. He faced up to life in prison.
Haggins, 23, of Washington, D.C., will be eligible for parole in 20 years.
In a taped confession, Haggins said he grabbed the victim, then handed his gun to accomplice David Lee. Lee has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Miller as she tried to escape.
``It's a relief that this is behind us,'' said Nancy Miller, the woman's mother. ``It will never bring an end to our pain, but at least it will bring some closure.''
Lee, 37, earlier pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the case and will be sentenced today.
- Associated Press
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