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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet
Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet Tributes and memorials have flooded in on social media for a 27-year-old Navy veteran who died earlier this week.  Anthony "Tony" Fortkort died on Sunday, June 19, according to his obituary. He is survived by his parents, brothers, his sister, and his extended family. They did not disclose his cause of death.  Fortkort was a Flint Hill graduate who attended Liberty University and spent four years in the Navy. He was a standout football and lacrosse star while attending high school in Oakton.   His family will hold a funeral mass at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 27, at St…

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Police & Fire
Loudoun County Firefighters Injured During Severe Storm Calls Loudoun County Firefighters Injured During Severe Storm Calls
Loudoun County Firefighters Injured During Severe Storm Calls Two firefighters were injured responding to the severe storm that downed trees, knocked over power lines, and sparked a fire in one Loudoun County home.  The severe storms that passed through northern Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, June 22, brought flooding, high winds, and a lot of damage. Firefighters responded to dozens of calls.  In Loudoun County, a lightning bolt struck a home in the 25000 block of Kinsale Place in Aldie around 4 p.m., which sparked a fire in the attic, the Loudoun County fire department said.  Firefighters were fast on the scene and put ou…

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Police & Fire
Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust
Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust A chase in Stafford County this week netted deputies 1,000 fentanyl pills, 10 pounds of weed, 16 pistols, several bottles of liquid codeine, and $20,000 in cash, authorities said.  Damion Lambert, 24, faces several charges after he ran from deputies during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday, June 22, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  Deputies attempted to pull over Lambert around 10 a.m. at a McDonald's in north Stafford. But instead of stopping, Lambert circled the building twice before throwing a bag out the window and taking off along Staffordboro Boulevard, the Sher…

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Police & Fire
Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist
Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist Police in Loudoun County are asking for the public's help in finding the man who robbed a Leesburg hotel on Wednesday morning, June 22.  An armed robber hit the Best Western at 726 E Market Street in Leesburg just before 1 a.m., Leesburg police said. He rushed into the building wearing a mask, waving a handgun, and demanded cash from the register. The man ran off into the night after stealing money.  Witnesses said he is 6-feet-tall and thin and wore baggy clothing during the robbery.  Leesburg police ask anyone with information on the robbery to contact Detective …

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Police & Fire
Rapper Accused In Tysons Corner Mall Shooting Live Streams His Arrest: Police Rapper Accused In Tysons Corner Mall Shooting Live Streams His Arrest: Police
Rapper Accused In Tysons Corner Mall Shooting Live Streams His Arrest: Police The 22-year-old D.C.-based rapper accused of firing multiple shots inside the Tysons Corner Center Mall turned himself over to authorities this week. He live-streamed the event to his fans.  Noah Settles, who goes by the stage name No Savage, turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday night, June 22, Fairfax County police said. He shared the moment on Instagram Live.  Settles said little as he walked through the building flanked by family and friends, only making the sign of the cross and a heart with his hands during the minute-long video.  …

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Police & Fire
Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students
Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students A grand jury indicted the 18-year-old driver who killed two Oakton High School students as they walked home from school in a crash earlier this month. Several others were also seriously injured in the June 7 wreck.  Usman Shahid, 18, of Fairfax, is expected to turn himself over to authorities on Thursday, June 23, Fairfax County police announced. Shahid will be arraigned on involuntary manslaughter charges, officials said.  Shahid was speeding in his BMW down Blake Lane when he crashed into an SUV at the intersection with Five Oaks Road in Oakton, police said. The sedan ricoc…

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Police & Fire
Woodbridge Man Attacked Woman As She Held Her 1-Year-Old Baby: Police Woodbridge Man Attacked Woman As She Held Her 1-Year-Old Baby: Police
Woodbridge Man Attacked Woman As She Held Her 1-Year-Old Baby: Police A 24-year-old man punched a Prince William County woman in the face as held her 1-year-old baby earlier this week, police said.  William Jose Copa, of Woodbridge, faces several charges after police say he attacked a woman at their home on Hetten Lane Tuesday, June 21, Prince William County police said. The couple were arguing when things turned violent around 10:30 p.m. The woman said Copa smashed her phone and laptop before storming into her bedroom and hitting her while she held her infant son, an incident report said. She suffered minor injuries in the attack, but the boy wasn'…

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Police & Fire
MS-13 Member Gets 21 Years In Prison For 2018 Virginia Murder: Prosecutor MS-13 Member Gets 21 Years In Prison For 2018 Virginia Murder: Prosecutor
MS-13 Member Gets 21 Years In Prison For 2018 Virginia Murder: Prosecutor A 24-year-old pleaded guilty this week to killing a man for the violent street gang MS-13, Virginia prosecutors said.  Jose Morales-Arriola will serve 21 years in jail in connection with the 2018 killing of a Chesapeake man, said the commonwealth's attorney for Virginia Beach. The Fairfax County Police Department aided in the investigation that led to this conviction.  Morales-Arriola said an MS-13 leader ordered him to murder 19-year-old Jairo Guardado because they believed the teen was a member of a rival gang, a press release about the conviction said. Moral…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 22-Year-Old As Swimmer Who Drowned At Leesylvania State Park Police ID 22-Year-Old As Swimmer Who Drowned At Leesylvania State Park
Police ID 22-Year-Old As Swimmer Who Drowned At Leesylvania State Park Police identified the swimmer who drowned on Saturday, June 18, at the Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge. Cristian Rodas, 22, of Fairfax, was swimming with two friends at the park's boating dock just before 1 p.m. when he went under the water, Prince William County police said. His friends dove to find him but weren't able to pull him to safety before he died.  Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene. A medical examiner will perform an autopsy in the coming days. Police do not suspect foul play in this case.  A GoFundMe fundraiser created on Tuesday, June …

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Police ID Couple Who Broke Into Woodbridge Store, But Can't Find One Suspect Police ID Couple Who Broke Into Woodbridge Store, But Can't Find One Suspect
Police ID Couple Who Broke Into Woodbridge Store, But Can't Find One Suspect Police say they've identified the couple who broke into a Woodbridge store for some early morning shopping earlier this month, but they haven't been able to find one of the suspects.  Khadijah Ayesha Campbell, 34, and Anthony Wayne Cannady Jr, 33, both of Woodbridge, broke into Fashion Time at 2700 Potomac Mills Circle on June 6, Prince William County police said. The manager saw them when he went to open the store that morning.  The manager confronted the man, and the couple ran out of the building with several watches, police said.  Investigators didn't have trouble f…

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