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Resident alleges wrongful arrest tied to Amber Alert; requests police investigation and city review
Summary
A Newport News resident told council on Feb. 11 that she was stopped at gunpoint during an Amber Alert in 2023 and later arrested on a parental‑abduction charge she contends was based on fraudulent paperwork; she asked the city to investigate.
At the Feb. 11 meeting, resident Bethany Gold told Newport News City Council she was detained at gunpoint during an Amber Alert stop in Georgia on April 15, 2023, and later arrested on a parental abduction charge she says was unlawful because she had a court‑ordered custody document in her possession.
Gold said she has been convicted in criminal proceedings but continues to assert that…
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