DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The suspect in a Dinwiddie County homicide is expected in court for the first time Tuesday morning.
40-year-old John Ridley was arrested and charged with second degree murder for killing family member Dwight Ridley. Authorities say the suspect originally arrived at the hospital complaining of a stab wound. After speaking with the stabbing victim, deputies were led to a home in the 24000 block of Ridley Road near Old Stage Road, where they found Ridley, 59, dead inside.
John Ridley is being held without bond at Meherrin River Regional Jail.
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