Former Pittsylvania County trooper shot (Danville Register & Bee)

GLEN LYN - A Virginia State Police trooper who was shot Friday afternoon in Giles County has ties to Pittsylvania County. Trooper Richard Hughes was shot in the neck when he and Trooper Steve Burton tried to serve a felony warrant on a man in Glen Lyn, according to 1st Sgt. Mike Honaker of the Virginia State Police. When they arrived at the home, suspect Steven Branscome fled away in a ...