INSIDE Goochland YMCA marking anniversary of Bright Beginnings program> page 3 Volume 62, Number 31 • August 3, 2017
Going batty: Readers share run-ins with winged visitors. See page 16
Man who fired at area trooper given 30 years Zamorano previously pled guilty to charges including attempted capital murder, use of firearm by a felon By Roslyn Ryan Editor
A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for firing at a Virginia State Trooper during a high-speed car chase through Goochland in 2016. Paul Zamorano, 33, of Kingsport, Tennessee, received 25 years for attempted capital murder, as well as three years for the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was given an additional five years for possessing a firearm as a felon, but three years of that sentence was suspended. Zamorano was headed west on I-64 on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 15, 2016, when he passed State Trooper Seth Gaultney travelling at a speed just above 80 miles per hour. Zamorano According to court records, Zamorano’s wife, Mistri Griffith, was behind the wheel when Gaultney attempted to stop the vehicle. Griffith testified in court that Zamorano, who was wanted in Tennessee for failing to register as a sex offender, had threatened to kill her if she pulled the car over. A chase ensued, during which Zamorano fired at Gaultney’s car, hitting the vehicle’s radiator and passenger mirror. Joined by Trooper Scott Thompson, Gaultney see Zamorano > 2
Above, county officials, Animal Protection officers and members of the Goochland Pet Lovers break ground on the county’s new animal shelter. Right, supervisor Ken Peterson, left, and County Administrator John Budesky receive a donation from Goochland Pet Lovers Promise Campaign Co-chairs Kathy and Richard Verlander and Goochland Pet Lovers Campaign Cabinet Chair Cindy Pryor.
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County breaks ground on new animal shelter
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he Goochland County Board of Supervisors gathered with County Animal Protection officers and the Goochland Pet Lovers organization on Tuesday to formally break ground on the county’s new animal shelter. The County is building the new 13,941 square
foot facility in collaboration with Goochland Pet Lovers, a nonprofit organization founded to help raise funds for the project. The new shelter, which will be located on the site of the current facility at 1900 Hidden Rock Lane, will incorporate a shelter, adoption, care, and education center far surpass-
ing the size of the current shelter. Unveiled to great acclaim from county residents, the new shelter is designed to meet the needs of Animal Protection for decades to come. The estimated completion date of the project is fall 2018.