Crime & Safety
High-Speed Chase Lands Stafford Man In Court: Sheriff's Office
Stafford County sheriff's deputies arrested a man they say led them on a high-speed chase, traveling 70-80 mph on Kings Highway on Monday.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A 59-year-old man who led Stafford County sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase in the Fredericksburg area on Monday is facing a felony eluding charge, according to authorities.
The series of events that led to George Vermillion Jr's. arrest began when the Nissan truck he was driving entered the intersection of Kings Highway and Washington Square Plaza, which was experiencing a traffic light malfunction, according to the incident report.
Vermillion drove around a cruiser of one of the two deputies who were directing traffic and then stopped in the intersection, the report says. A deputy signaled Vermillion to pull over, but he instead muttered a response and drove off.
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The deputy jumped in his cruiser, activated the vehicle's emergency equipment and stared to pursue the Nissan truck, which had passed through the Kings Highway and the Blue Gray Parkway at 70 to 80 miles per hour, according to the report. Eventually, the truck was located unoccupied at 219 Kings Highway.
As deputies began searching the area, they requested assistance from drone and K-9 assets, according to the sheriff's office. K-9 Ruby located Vermillion a short time later hiding behind some brush near Taylor Street.
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Vermillion was arrested and charged with felony eluding, driving on a revoked license, and a traffic lane violation, according to the sheriff's office. He was then held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
On Tuesday morning, Vermillion was arraigned in Stafford General District Court and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. on Nov. 25, according to court records. He was then released on a summons.
If Vermillion is convicted on the eluding charge, which is a Class 6 felony, he could potentially be sentenced from one to five years in prison or up to 12 months in jail and a fined of up to $2,500, under the Code of Virginia. The other two charges are misdemeanors.
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