Saturday morning February 8, 2014 – Virginia State Police say the medical examiner in Richmond has positively identified the body found in Goochland on Thursday as that of Waynesboro Police Reservist Kevin Quick.
Saturday morning – February 8th, 2014 VSP confirmed the medical examiner’s findings. The body has been positively identified as Kevin Quick. Their release below, verbatim.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Friday evening (Feb. 7, 2014) that the remains discovered Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014) in Goochland County are those of Kevin Wayne Quick, 45, of Rockfish, Va. Family was notified later Friday night. We are not releasing the cause of death at this time.
The Virginia State Police extends its sincere condolences to the Waynesboro Police Department, Quick family, and Waynesboro community at-large. The Waynesboro Police Department’s assistance in the ongoing investigation into Kevin’s disappearance and death has been invaluable. The department’s leadership, officers and investigators have demonstrated tremendous professionalism and a commitment to justice during the most difficult of circumstances.
Photo Via CBS-19 Charlottesville: Cheif Mike Wilhelm of the Waynesboro Police Department briefs members of the media Friday afternoon – February 7, 2014 at Fishburne Military School.
Waynesboro
Augusta County, VA
Officials from the Virginia State Police & the Waynesboro Police Department briefed the media Friday afternoon with the latest details in the case (now murder) of Waynesboro Police Reservist Kevin Quick. BRL confirmed the body found in Goochland on Thursday afternoon is Quick’s according to Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks. The Nelson Sheriff became involved in the case after a report was filed by Quick’s parents that he hadn’t been seen or heard from. The last place he was seen alive was Nelson County in the Afton area. During the Friday afternoon press conference, VSP officials stopped short, again, of positively identifying the body found in Goochland as Quick’s, pending official confirmation by the medical examiner in Richmond. However, a military salute was given before the conference at Fishburne and the flag there was lowered to half staff. Many police officers were wearing black ribbons across their badges as well. VSP Press Director Corrine Gellar said the investigation is now a death investigation verses a rescue.
Here’s the latest verbatim release from VSP Friday evening:
ADDITIONAL CHARGES BROUGHT IN DISAPPEARANCE AND DEATH OF WAYNESBORO POLICE RESERVIST
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. – A total of five individuals are now facing charges in connection with the disappearance and death of Kevin W. Quick, 45, of Rockfish, Va. Quick disappeared Friday night (Jan. 31, 2014) while en-route from Nelson County to Albemarle County. His personal vehicle was recovered Monday (Feb. 3, 2014) at a residence in Louisa County. Quick has served as a captain in the Waynesboro Police Department’s Police Reserve Unit for many years.
Two Albemarle County siblings, Mersadies Shelton, 20, and Daniel Mathis (aka Shelton), 18, both of the 2600 block of Barracks Road West in Albemarle County, Va., were taken into custody without incident Tuesday (Feb. 4, 2014) night. The arrests took place at a City of Alexandria hotel at approximately 11 p.m. They are each charged by state police with possession of stolen property/grand larceny for the theft of Quick’s silver 1999 Toyota 4Runner. Shelton and Mathis are still being held at the Central Virginia Regional Jail on no bond.
Tuesday night a third sibling, Shantai M. Shelton, 24, was also taken into custody at the same Alexandria location on an unrelated outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office. Shelton lives at the same address as her siblings.
Thursday night (Feb. 6, 2014), with the assistance of the Prince William County Police, state police took three more individuals into custody without incident. Gert Wright (aka Halisi Uhuru), 22, of Danville, Va., Leslie Hope Casterlow, 49, of Manassas, Va., and Anthony D. Stokes, Jr.,
31, of Manassas are being held without bond at the Henrico County Jail. Each is charged with one felony count of principal in the 2nd degree (18.2-18) and one felony count of gang participation (18.2-46.2).
Shortly before noon Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014), a body was discovered in a timbered area in Goochland County. State police and a Fluvanna County sheriff’s investigator were conducting a search along Old Columbia Road when they located the remains of a male adult. The body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination, autopsy and positive identification, which remains ongoing at this time.
Investigators are still asking for the public’s help and encouraging anyone with information about Quick or any of those arrested in this case to call the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or at (434) 352-7128, or any one of the assisting agencies.
The Virginia State Police are leading the investigation into Quick’s disappearance, with the assistance of the Office of the Goochland County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville Police Department, Waynesboro Police Department, Prince William County Police Department, Alexandria Police Department, FBI, Office of the Louisa County Commonwealth’s Attorney and Office of the Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks confirms to BRL that the body found today in Goochland. is that of missing Waynesboro Police Reservist.
Goochland County, VA Updated 2.6.14 at 10:25 PM
Waynesboro Police Department released the following statement vis the VSP. Click on image below for larger view.
Updated 2.6.14 at 7:45 PM
Late Thursday evening the Virginia State Police released the following statement regarding the body being found in Goochland County, VA:
There will be NO press conference or briefings tonight. The body will be transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination, autopsy and positive identification. That will take place Friday. I will follow up as soon as positive ID and next of kin is notified.
That statement coming from VSP Media person Corrine Gellar.
Earlier in the day BRL spoke with Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks after other media sources had been reporting that sources had been telling them this was Quick. WRIC Richmond, coverage here. Continuing updates from NBC12-Richmond are here. “It’s customary for investigators to have the medical examiner certify positive identification,” Sheriff Brooks added late Thursday night.
More as VSP releases information Friday.
Original Story at 4:12 PM on Thursday 2.6.14 Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks confirms to BRL that the body found today in Goochland. is that of missing Waynesboro Police Reservist. “We have teams there that have, sadly, confirmed this is Kevin Quick,” Sheriff Brooks told BRL just after 4PM Thursday.
Virginia State Police statement at 4:20 PM Eastern:
During the course of various searches being conducted in Louisa and Fluvanna counties today, a body was discovered Thursday (Feb. 6) afternoon in a remote area along on the Fluvanna and Goochland county line. State Police are on scene and in the process of identifying the individual and gathering evidence. Once identification is confirmed and the next of kin notified, we will be able to release the individual’s name to the public.
At this time the investigation into the disappearance Kevin W. Quick, 45, of Rockfish, Va., remains active and ongoing. We are still encouraging the public to come forward with any tips related to his disappearance by calling the Virginia State Police by cell at #77 or at 434-352-7128. A reward of $40,000 has been pledged by the Waynesboro residential and business community for information that leads to his whereabouts.”
From VA State Police – Details from 5 PM Press Conference regarding #KevinQuick:
February 5, 2014
THREE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH NELSON COUNTY MAN’S DISAPPEARANCE
Reward Increases as Search Continues for Waynesboro Police Reservist
NELSON COUNTY, Va. – Three Albemarle County siblings have been charged in connection with the disappearance of a Nelson County man. Despite Wednesday’s arrests (Feb. 5), the search still continues for missing Waynesboro police reservist Kevin W. Quick, 45, of Rockfish, Va.
Virginia State Police took Mersadies Shelton, 20, and Daniel Mathis (aka Shelton), 18, both of the 2600 block of Barracks Road West in Albemarle County, Va., into custody without incident. The arrests took place at a City of Alexandria hotel at approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 4). They have each been charged by state police with possession of stolen property/grand larceny for the theft of Quick’s silver 1999 Toyota 4Runner.
Daniel Mathis was also arrested on four felony warrants and three misdemeanor warrants issued by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office for his connection involving an on-going shooting investigation by the sheriff’s office on Feb. 2, in the 700 block of Mica Road.
Shantai M. Shelton, 24, was also taken into custody at the same location on an unrelated outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office. Shelton lives at the same address as her siblings.
All three are being held at the Central Virginia Regional Jail on no bond.
Quick was last seen Friday night (Jan. 31, 2014) as he left his mother’s residence in Afton, Va. He was headed to a friend’s residence at Turtle Creek Apartments in Albemarle County, Va. He never arrived at his friend’s apartment. Quick’s abandoned SUV was recovered Monday (Feb. 3, 2014) at a residence in Mineral, Va.
Over the weekend, the 4Runner was captured on surveillance video Saturday night (Feb. 1) in Manassas, Va., along with two unidentified individuals. The same individuals were also captured on surveillance video Friday night (Jan. 31) in Fork Union, Va.
The Waynesboro business community is generously offering $30,000 as a potential reward for anyone with information that leads to Quick’s discovery.
Investigators are still asking for the public’s help and encouraging anyone with information about Quick or any one of the three Shelton siblings to call the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or at (434) 352-7128, or any one of the assisting agencies.
Quick is a white male, 6’1 in height and weighs approximately 200 pounds. He has brown hair, hazel eyes and medium build. He wears contacts or glasses and has a scar above his left eye.
The Virginia State Police are leading the investigation into Quick’s disappearance, with the assistance of the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville Police Department, Waynesboro Police Department, Prince William County Police Department, Alexandria Police Department, and the FBI.
Charges/Arrested: Daniel L. Mathis was charged by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office with one felony count of unlawful shooting (18.2-51), one felony count of robbery (18.2-26/18.2-58), one felony count of use of firearm to commit robbery (18.2-53.1), malicious wounding (18.2-51); one misdemeanor count of brandishing a firearm (18.2-282), one misdemeanor count of recklessly handle a firearm (18.2-56.1), one misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon (18.2-308); 2 felony counts of use of a firearm to commit malicious wounding. Virginia State Police charged Mathis was one felony count of grand larceny (18.2-108).
Mersadies Shelton was charged by Virginia State Police with one felony count of grand larceny (18.2-108).
Shantai Shelton was charged on one misdemeanor count each by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office with selling stolen property and obtaining money by false pretense (18.2-178)
Additional details via VSP and WPD regarding #KevinQuick
“Waynesboro Police Department:
This purpose of this email is to clarify details in Kevin’s personal life that have been inaccurately reported.
Kevin has been legally separated from his wife since 2007. The divorce has not been finalized.
Kevin has a four month old daughter with a Albemarle County woman. This is the person he was going to visit at the time of his disappearance.
Also, the reward has risen to $30,000
Sgt Brian Edwards
Support Services Sergeant
Waynesboro Police Department
Waynesboro, VA 22980”
“Jones Lang LaSalle is offering the Nelson County property, advertising that a “purchaser of Wintergreen will enjoy an operating resort generating significant cash flow as well as the opportunity to further enhance returns with the development of hospitality and additional residential components.”
This is information contained in the offering that some have received by email.
Jones Lang LaSalle is a large corporate real estate company base in Chicago, Illinois.
“We are not in a position to comment at this point,” said the resort’s public relations person Betsy Dunkerton after we sent an email asking about the web post that was apparently sent to some interested parties and forwarded to media outlets.
Kevin Wayne Quick left his mother’s residence in Afton to head to a friend’s home at Turtle Creek Apartments in Albemarle County, approximately twenty miles away, but did not arrive. He was last seen January 31, 2014
Waynesboro
Augusta County, VA Updated 9:30 PM 2.2.14
Via Virginia State Police Richmond:
NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTS FOUL PLAY IN
NELSON COUNTY MAN’S DISAPPEARANCE
NELSON COUNTY, Va. – Photographs obtained by Virginia State Police has law enforcement gravely concerned about the safety of a missing Nelson County man. State and local police have been searching for Kevin Wayne Quick, 45, since he was reported missing Saturday (Feb. 1, 2014) by family.
Quick was last seen Friday (Jan. 31, 2014) at 10:15 p.m., when he left his mother’s residence in Afton, Va. He was headed to a friend’s home at Turtle Creek Apartments in Albemarle County, Va., approximately 20 miles away. Quick never arrived at his friend’s residence.
Photo Via VSP: Quick’s silver 1999 Toyota Forerunner also appears in the photographs that place the vehicle in Fork Union, Va., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, and in the Manassas area Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Two unidentified adult males who investigators believe may have information regarding Quick’s disappearance. – The first.The second.
During the course of the investigation, photographs have been obtained featuring two unidentified adult males who investigators believe may have information regarding Quick’s disappearance. Quick’s silver 1999 Toyota Forerunner also appears in the photographs that place the vehicle in Fork Union, Va., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, and in the Manassas area Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
State police are still searching for Quick, who is a captain with the Waynesboro Police Department’s Police Reserve Unit, and his vehicle. The Toyota Forerunner has Virginia license plates 614-068 with the seal of the Commonwealth in the middle.
Quick is a white male, 6’1 in height and weighs approximately 200 pounds. He has brown hair, hazel eyes and medium build. He wears contacts or glasses and has a scar above his left eye.
Local and state resources spent Saturday night and Sunday morning searching in the areas of the residences in Afton and Albemarle County. Extensive ground and air searches have been conducted.
The Virginia State Police are leading the investigation into Quick’s disappearance. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville Police Department and the Waynesboro Police Department are assisting.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or at (434) 352-7128, or any one of the assisting agencies.
Original Post at 4:25 PM – 2.2.14 Press release via VSP & Waynesboro Police Depratment
The Waynesboro Police Department is assisting with the investigation into a missing person’s case involving a 45-year-old Nelson County man who has not been heard from since approximately 10:15 PM Friday night, January 31, 2014. Kevin Wayne Quick left his mother’s residence in Afton to head to a friend’s home at Turtle Creek Apartments in Albemarle County, approximately twenty miles away, but did not arrive. His family reported him missing to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office 6:00 PM on Saturday, February 1, who entered him into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Quick is a Captain in the Waynesboro Police Department’s Police Reserve Unit. He has been a member of the unit since 1990.
Quick was last seen driving a silver 1999 Toyota 4 Runner with Virginia license plates/614 068. The license plates have the seal of the Commonwealth in the middle.
He is described as:
• White male
• 6’1”
• 200 lbs.
• Brown hair
• Hazel eyes
• Medium build
• Has a scar above his left eye
• Wears contacts or eyeglasses
Local and state resources spent Saturday night and Sunday morning searching the areas of the residences in Afton and Albemarle County. Extensive ground and air searches have been conducted. During the course of the ongoing investigation, law enforcement has received information that he may possibly be in Northern Virginia.
The Virginia State Police are leading the investigation into Quick’s disappearance. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville Police Department and the Waynesboro Police Department are assisting.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or at (434) 352-7128, or any one of the assisting agencies.
A small command post had been setup Sunday – February 2, 2014 afternoon at the Rockfish Valley Volunteer Firehouse.
Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks confirmed to BRL that a small command post had been setup Sunday afternoon at the Rockfish Valley Volunteer Fire Department to coordinate information. “The Virginia State Police is taking the lead in this case since it crosses several jurisdictional boundaries. It’s not likely he is actually in Nelson County, but he was last seen here. Information we and other agencies have gathered shows he may have been in other areas after leaving Nelson,” Sheriff Brooks added.
Photo Courtesy of David Wilt – Lynchburg, VA : Rarely do you see the James River frozen over, but that’s exactly what David found on his way back to Lynchburg from Lexington.
Lynchburg, VA
It’s not often you see the James River frozen over with some snow on top, but David Wilt of Lynchburg found just that. He snapped the photo above after touring the Devils Backbone Outpost in Lexington headed back home.
Thankfully Tommy says we’ll be seeing temps not this cold in the coming days.
