Va. U.S. Attorney: Roanoke Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Drug Supplier, Setting Body on Fire
January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025
ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release:
A Roanoke man, who robbed, shot, and killed his drug supplier then later burned the body to conceal his crimes, pled guilty today in Federal Court in Roanoke.
Joseph Richard Walker, 30, pled guilty today to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficki . . .
A Roanoke man, who robbed, shot, and killed his drug supplier then later burned the body to conceal his crimes, pled guilty today in Federal Court in Roanoke.
Joseph Richard Walker, 30, pled guilty today to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficki . . .