ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, April 6, 1996 TAG: 9604080039
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
Fire suspects warned against clinic trespass
NEWPORT NEWS - A federal magistrate sternly cautioned two abortion opponents Friday against trespassing at clinics pending their trial on arson and conspiracy charges in two clinic fires.
However, U.S. Magistrate James E. Bradberry also told the defendants, Jennifer Patterson Sperle and Clark Ryan Martin, that he wouldn't stop them from lawful picketing.
The warning came at a brief arraignment for Sperle, 23, of Wichita, Kan., and Martin, 24, of Norfolk. Bradberry allowed them to remain free on bond, and he set a trial date of June 11.
Sperle and Martin were indicted March 26 on charges of setting fires with unidentified co-conspirators at abortion clinics in Newport News and Norfolk.
- Associated Press
Prosecutor cited for illegal hunting
MANASSAS - Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert has paid a $600 fine for hunting ducks without a federal duck stamp.
Ebert, his son and a friend were cited during a December hunting trip in Charles County, Md. Ebert declined to comment Thursday.
His son, Peter Ebert, said the three forgot to bring their Virginia hunting licenses, which had the federal stamps needed to hunt the birds. He said they had their Maryland hunting licenses, which lacked the federal stamp.
- Associated Press
Drunken pedestrians guilty of child neglect
SPOTSYLVANIA - A Fredericksburg couple pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child neglect for walking in front of a car while they were drunk and accompanied by their three young children.
Dennis W. and Lorraine Leroux were sentenced to 12 months in jail Wednesday. Both adults and their 8-year-old son were seriously injured when they walked in front of a car on the U.S. 1 Bypass in Fredericksburg on Dec. 15. Their two daughters, ages 6 and 7, had minor scrapes, police said.
Evidence showed that Lorraine Leroux, 30, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.29 and Dennis Leroux, 35, had a level of 0.19.
- Associated Press
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