On April 6, 2022, we were notified by the Virginia State Police that Benjamin Fitzgerald, a court bailiff that worked for Alleghany County/City of Covington Sheriff’s Office had been arrested for Distribution of a Schedule 1 or 2 controlled substance. Benjamin Fitzgerald, who was immediately terminated, had been a full-time bailiff less than a year and had graduated the Basic Jail/Court Security academy in November 2021. At this time, he is being held without bond at the Botetourt County Regional Jail.
The Virginian Review has been serving Covington, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County and Bath County since 1914.
