The troubled twin brother of Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith has pleaded guilty to five charges stemming from a December 2023 incident in which Ronald Smith is accused of stealing his brother’s vehicle and leading authorities on a chase that ended in property damage and injuries. Crime

Augusta sheriff's twin brother pleads guilty to drug charge

Bob Stuart

The 42-year-old Churchville resident pleaded guilty Sept. 2 in Augusta County Circuit Court to two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, one count of eluding authorities, one count of property destruction and one count of driving under the influence. He received a concurrent five-year sentence with four years and five months suspended on each count of assaulting an officer, a suspended five-year sentence for eluding a

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