Charges Filed After Buena Vista Incident

4:30 p.m. Friday - Three individuals have been charged in connection with the incident that led to a shelter-in-place order in Buena Vista yesterday.

Dakota Camden, 18, of Roanoke; Gregory Kersey, 44, of Buena Vista; and Tytray Martin, 44, of Highland Springs, are being held without bond in the Rockbridge Regional Jail. All three individuals are charged with two felony charges of burglary (breaking and entering with intent to commit robbery), as well as two misdemeanor charges: one count of assault and battery and one count of obstruction of justice. Additionally, Martin has been charged with one count of possession of a weapon by a non-violent felon.

Following a 911 call placed from a residence on 4th Street and Linden Avenue, Martin and Camden were arrested by responding officers. Kersey eluded capture until later in the day, but was arrested in the same neighborhood, at 5th Street and Linden Avenue.

The cases for all three individuals have been referred to the Buena Vista General District Court.

10:30 Friday morning - Last night, the Buena Vista Police Department released a statement regarding the incident in the city yesterday.

Prior to 11 a.m. yesterday, members of the police department responded to reports of three males breaking into a residence in the West 4th Street area with intent to commit a robbery before fleeing on foot. Buena Vista Public Schools were placed on lock down and citizens in the area were advised to shelter in place “out of an abundance of caution.” At 2:50 p.m., students were released from the schools, with pickups being performed by a parent or guardian.

Two of the suspects were apprehended in close proximity to West 4th Street by 11 a.m. and the remaining suspect was apprehended after 4 p.m., at which point the shelter in place order was lifted.

“This matter continues to be investigated by the Buena Vista Police Department,” Acting Police Chief David Clements said in the statement. “The BVPD appreciates the assistance of the Buena Vista’s Sheriff’s Office, Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police, and thanks its citizens for their cooperation and support throughout this incident.”

5:30 p.m. Thursday - The incident that led to a heavy police presence in the vicinity of Fourth Street and Linden Avenue in Buena Vista has concluded with the apprehension of the last individual police were seeking.

All of the Buena Vista city schools had been in lockdown from late in the morning until mid-afternoon. Then, students were allowed to be picked up by parents or designated people. School buses did not run this afternoon.

A total of three people have reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident. Until the third and final suspect was apprehended, residents in the neighborhood where the incident took place had been asked to remain inside of their homes.

Police released the following statement at about 4:45 p.m.:

“All persons have been apprehended for the incident at 4th St. and Linden Avenue in the city of Buena Vista. We would like to express our gratitude to the public for your vigilance and assistance with the apprehension of the subjects.”