Pittsylvania County, Virginia



From Roanoke’s WSLS.com of July 23, 2004

Three separate crime scenes link together in Pittsylvania



Three crime scenes intersect and lead back to form one investigation.



Major Gary Goodson, Pittsylvania county: "We're seeing much more violent crimes in rural parts of the community -- there used to be a difference between city and county crimes but now I don't believe there is at all."



Wednesday, Pittsylvania county investigators find a burning Nissan near the Henry county border and then just two miles away, a body on the side of the road.



Police say the whole thing started in the 1200 block of Hill Creek road in the Dry Creek area. They say three men drove along a gravel driveway to the home of David Gammon --- attempted to kicked in the door and break-in and they actually fired shots at Gammon's house . Gammon fired back and that's when the three men drove away.



Investigators believe gunshots hit one of the three men, Jerry Weadon, the body found on the road.



They think the other suspects ditched him and burned the car.



Bullet holes in the Nissan were crucial in helping police fill in the blanks and eventually led to the arrest of Michael Wilson.



So with Weadon dead and Wilson in custody, that leaves just one of the three left to fiind, Timothy Thornton and police say don't go near him, call them first.