Pre-Christmas Altercation in Virginia Sends Damascus Man to Jail

A Saturday night fight lands a Damascus, Virginia man behind bars.

A report from the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office says an incident at a party on Zion Church Road in Damascus turned violent after investigations revealed a victim was severely beaten in an altercation by suspect 33-year-old Ronnie Cornett. The victim was airlifted to the Bristol Regional Medical Center in critical condition with severe head trauma. Police arrested and charged Cornett with malicious wounding.

He is currently held in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail without bond.