Piney River
Nelson County, Virginia
“In June 2025, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Larceny of ‘Power Tools’ which had been unlawfully removed from a residence in the Piney River area of Nelson County.
This past weekend, Deputies with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals in connection with this Larceny. The individuals have been identified as:
Mr. Francis Coffey – 1 count 18.2-108 (Knowingly Possess Stolen Property)
Mr. Joseph Davis – 1 count 18.2-108 (Knowingly Possess Stolen Property)
Mr. Steven Ward – 1 count 18.2-95 (Grand Larceny)
Mr. Coffey and Mr. Ward have been held without Bond at Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. Mr. Davis was released on an unsecured bond by the State Magistrate’s Office
Sheriff Mark E. Embrey”
