A trio of Democratic district attorneys who have faced criticism and recall efforts in northern Virginia are being challenged Tuesday by members of their own party who say they've done a poor job handling high-profile cases and claim gross mismanagement of their offices have put nearly 2 million…
A trio of Democratic district attorneys who have faced criticism and recall efforts in northern Virginia are being challenged Tuesday by members of their own party who say they've done a poor job handling high-profile cases and claim gross mismanagement of their offices have put nearly 2 million residents at risk.
In Fairfax, Descano will square off against Ed Nuttall, a trial lawyer known for defending officers charged in police shootings. However, Descano has been dinged for losing winnable cases, including one in which a drunk school bus driver swerved off the road with 44 kindergarteners, injuring nine. The case fell apart because Descano's staff missed multiple deadlines for supplying evidentiary material to the driver's lawyer. In the end, instead of facing nine felonies, Descano's staff agreed to let the driver plead no contest to three misdemeanors.
Biberaj has found herself under a microscope in Loudoun's culture wars as well. She sought charges against the father of a girl who had been sexually assaulted in a high school bathroom after he got into a fight at a school board meeting. Pictures of Scott Smith being dragged out of the meeting and arrested for protesting proposed transgender policies went viral. He was ridiculed on social media and painted by some as a right-wing extremist and bigot.
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