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Johnny Carson Carter

Case from Ridgeway, VA dated Jul 17, 2025

Victim Details

Johnny Carson Carter

Male

White / Caucasian

Ridgeway

VA

2025-07-17

79

Johnny

Carson Carter

06/30/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 17, 2025, the quiet of Vista View Lane in Ridgeway, Virginia, was broken by the discovery of a body in the roadway. Responders found 79-year-old Johnny Carson Carter, a local resident and U.S. Army veteran, unresponsive at approximately 1:21 a.m. Initially, the scene suggested a tragic hit-and-run accident, a conclusion that would soon be overturned by the evidence.

As the Virginia State Police and the Henry County Sheriff's Office delved deeper into the ...
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  • https://www.wdbj7.com: 13-year-old boy arrested for Henry County killing
  • https://www.wdbj7.com: 79-year-old man found dead on road; police investigating death as homicide
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