The Virginia Court Of Appeals Has Upheld A 15 Year Prison Sentence Against A Wise County Virginia Resident Convicted Of Stabbing Two College Students In 2016. Commonwealth Attorney Chuck Slemp Said 60 Year Old Ricky Hamilton Confronted A Group Of College Students Complaining They Drove Across His Land. He Drew A Knife And Cut Two Young Men Without Provocation. The Victims Suffered Serious Injuries To Their Face, Neck And Chest. Hamilton Was Convicted On Two Counts Of Malicious Wounding. Slemp Says Hamilton Claimed The Witnesses Should Not Have Been Allowed To Testify At This Trial…..
Hamilton Can Still Appeal His Case To The Virginia Supreme Court. He Remains Incarcerated At The Pocahontas State Correctional Center.