Naresh Bhatt is expected in court today to be formally charged with the murder of his wife. Bhatt was originally scheduled to appear in court yesterday, but that hearing was delayed because a Nepalese interpreter was not available. Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared in late July.
A lawsuit filed over the hazing death of a VCU student is settled. Adam Oakes' family sued the National Delta Chi Fraternity and 11 members after their son died three years ago while pledging the frat at VCU. Oakes was a 19-year-old freshman. The family was seeking 28 million dollars in the wrongful death suit, but they settled last month for over four million. 12 On Your Side reported yesterday most of the money will go Oakes' parents. The settlement also calls for Delta Chi to donate 425-thousand dollars to a foundation Oakes' family started in his name.
Attorney General Jason Miyares is asking Virginians to protect themselves when giving to charity during the holiday season.Preview: A New York man could get prison time for forcing a flight to divert to Richmond International Airport. Federal prosecutors announced yesterday that James Ford pled guilty yesterday to interfering with a flight crew. The charge dates back to last year when the 31-year-old boarded a flight from Puerto Rico to New York while he was drunk. Prosecutors say he harassed and threatened flight attendants and forced the pilot to land at RIC so Ford could be removed from the plane. He'll be sentenced in April, and he could get 20 years in prison.
