Boy Pronounced Dead after Lorton Pool Rescue

A 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax Hospital on June 18, Fairfax County Police announced Friday, June 19.

The boy was discovered June 14, unresponsive, at the bottom of a pool in Pirate’s Cove Waterpark at Lorton’s Pohick Bay. At the time lifeguards were clearing the pool for lightning.

Police said the apparent cause of death is drowning. No criminal charges are anticipated.

Former Owner of ‘Sub Shop’ Convicted for Arson and Insurance Fraud

A jury has convicted former Fort Belvoir resident Lawrence Wayne Reese, 56, of nine offenses including arson, use of fire in commission of another federal offense and multiple counts of fraud related to submission of a fraudulent insurance claim.

Reese owned and operated the “Sub Shop” formerly located on Richmond Highway in Lorton. In February 2015, Reese and his son Lance Terrell Reese were indicted for committing arson and burning the shop down Feb. 6, 2013, a report from the Department of Justice said.

The elder Reese also received help with the crime from Horace Thompson, who has already been tried and convicted in Virginia’s Eastern District.

For his part Lance, also formerly of Fort Belvoir, was convicted of arson and conspiracy to commit arson.

To escape from the burden of the struggling business, Reese destroyed the building and then filed a claim for around $200,000 to his insurance company.

The Reeses are scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 25, 2015. Lawrence is looking at a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a max of 20 years. His son Lance faces a mandatory minimum of five years and maximum 10 years of jail time.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Fairfax County Chief of Police; and Charles E. Smith, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Washington Field Division all announced the decision on June 19, one day following the jury’s conviction.

95 Express Lanes Schedule Adjusted for July 4

Around the Fourth of July, patriotic celebration throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area comes with heavy gridlock. To help alleviate some of the traffic into, out of and around the region for the holiday weekend, the 95 Express Lanes schedule will be adjusted, according to an Express Lanes spokesperson:

Friday, July 3:

*There are no changes to typical reversal time. The reversal from northbound to southbound starts around 11 a.m., with the southbound lanes open around 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 4:

*Reversal of lanes from southbound to northbound is scheduled to begin at midnight. The northbound lanes will open around 2 a.m.

*Reversal from northbound to southbound will begin around 7 p.m. The southbound lanes will open around 9 p.m.

Sunday, July 5:

*Lanes will reverse from southbound to northbound at midnight, with the northbound lanes open around 2 a.m.

Monday, July 6:

*There are no changes to typical reversal time. The reversal from northbound to southbound starts around 11 a.m., with the southbound lanes open around 1 p.m.