WASHINGTON — The Stafford County Sheriff鈥檚 Office聽arrested two cousins who have been charged in relationship to shootings聽into occupied dwelling聽in the White Oak area of Stafford County over the last two weeks.
Both Austin Keith Kerr, 20, of Cherry Laurel Drive, and Christopher Patrick Kerr, 18, of Sandy Ridge Road have been charged with a laundry list of counts.
During the week of Jan. 26, 2015 Stafford County deputies say they聽responded to reports of shots fired at six multiple residences聽in the White Oak area of Stafford County.聽聽Additionally, two residents were shot at in King George County, near the same area as the shootings in Stafford County, during the same time period.
During the next week, Stafford deputies responded to additional shootings at dwellings in the same general area. An investigation was initiated聽by both聽members of the Stafford County Sheriff鈥檚 Office and the King George County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.
The Kerr cousins聽came to the attention of the Sheriff鈥檚 Office as a result of the investigation work of the Stafford County detectives and corroborative tips from local citizens, Stafford County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement. Both men were located at a hotel in north Stafford County and were聽taken into custody as they were about to leave the hotel, in their vehicle聽on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. They were taken into custody without incident.
鈥淥utstanding efforts by professional law enforcement officers coupled with very helpful community assistance led to the arrest of these two dangerous criminals,鈥� States Sheriff Charles Jett says in a statement.
鈥淚 know these arrests bring a great sense of relief to the citizens who were affected by the cruel acts of the two arrested individuals. By working together, citizens and law enforcement, criminals such as these will be brought to justice.鈥�
