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FILE - Virginia Del Matt Fariss, R-Appomattox, gestures during the House session at the state Capitol, Jan. 31, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Former GOP Virginia lawmaker arrested again; faces felony gun and drug charges

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Del. Matt Fariss, R-Appomattox, gestures during the House session at the state Capitol, Jan. 31, 2022, in Richmond, Va. A court hearing for the Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with what law enforcement called a hit-and-run that injured a woman was postponed on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, after the judge failed to show up for a hearing. Don Caldwell, the prosecutor appointed to handle the case, said Wednesday, July 19, that he still did not know why the judge was unaccounted for. A new hearing has been rescheduled for August. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ex-Virginia lawmaker acquitted of felony hit-and-run charges

Associated Press

Virginia Del. Matt Fariss, R-Appomattox, gestures during the House session at the state Capitol, Jan. 31, 2022, in Richmond, Va. A court hearing for the Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with what law enforcement called a hit-and-run that injured a woman was postponed on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, after the judge failed to show up for a hearing. Don Caldwell, the prosecutor appointed to handle the case, said Wednesday, July 19, that he still did not know why the judge was unaccounted for. A new hearing has been rescheduled for August. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Court hearing for Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges delayed after judge doesn’t show

Associated Press

Virginia Del Matt Fariss, R-Appomattox, gestures during the House session at the state Capitol, Jan. 31, 2022, in Richmond, Va. A Virginia State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday, March 7, 2023, that Fariss has been charged after state police say he struck and injured a pedestrian while driving an SUV and left the scene on Thursday, March 2. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia lawmaker charged in alleged hit-and-run

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press