Culpeper officer indicted

An 11-member special investigative jury handed down four indictments including murder against the Culpeper Town Police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 54-year-old woman in February, nearly four months ago in downtown Culpeper.

Fauquier County Commonwealth’s Attorney James Fisher, special prosecutor in this case, made the announcement Tuesday evening at the Virginia State Police Culpeper Division 2 Headquarters.

Daniel Wayne Harmon-Wright, formerly Daniel Wayne Sullivan, of Gainesville faces murder, malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle, malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle resulting in a death and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the shooting death of Patricia Ann Cook on Feb. 9 on North East Street.

The grand jury also indicted Harmon-Wright’s mother, 55-year-old Bethany Sullivan, of Orange, on three counts of uttering and three counts of forgery of public documents. Their investigation revealed her alleged role in attempting to purge negative information from her son’ personnel file. She had been an administrative secretary to the chief of police when her son was hired.

She was arrested without incident Tuesday night and released on $5,000 bond per count.

The grand jury also indicted Harmon-Wright’s mother, 55-year-old Bethany Sullivan, of Orange, on three counts of uttering and three counts of forgery of public documents. Their investigation revealed her alleged role in attempting to purge negative information from her son’ personnel file. She had been an administrative secretary to the chief of police when her son was hired.

She was arrested without incident Tuesday night and released on $5,000 bond per count.

The police in Virginia, especially northern/northern neck are crooked-so is the court system. They do jot like out of towners, and will ticket you in a heartbeat (tight or wrong, you WILL pay fines). We travel there often for family, beautiful scenery - but the police are out in droves. Last year in the middle of nowhere they had a check point, still not sure what that was about - we all were stopped & had to show ID's. If you are an illegal they'll let you get away with damn near anything.