Part 3. Henrico Police Chief Eric English exclusive interview about 27 Day delayed arrest of privileged Child Molester

 White "Affluent Upper-class" Child Molester Given Special Legal Treatment and Protection by Henrico CA Shannon Taylor

February 28, 2023-Author Brace Impact

   Henrico CA Shannon Taylor provided David R. Gibbs a separate justice system because of his white, affluent upper-class status. As a result, David Gibbs, an aspiring actor, was treated differently than a black, Hispanic, Asian, or any other race would have been if they were charged with the same felonies.

      A grand jury indicted David Randolph Gibbs on May 16, 2022, on two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1, and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63.

     Henrico County property records indicate that David R. Gibbs owns two homes at 204 Dryden Lane, Henrico County, an upscale community in the Sleepy Hollow/Mooreland Farms area 11232 Fanwood Court, Henrico County, in the Short Pump area of the ritzy west end. Both homes have a combined tax assessment value of more than $1,500,000.

   Despite the four felony indictments, capias, and a judge's order for Gibbs' immediate arrest for the felony sexual assaults, CA Shannon Taylor gave special legal treatment and protection to David R. Gibbs so he could attend social events outside Virginia and voluntarily turn himself in after 27 days because of his upper-class white privilege status. 

    Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) dictates that once a capias and orders are issued for the suspect’s arrest, the HPD will immediately take action to arrest the suspect. Still, the SOP was not followed in the David R. Gibbs case. In an exclusive interview with HPD Chief Eric English, see below; Chief English stated, "I was not aware of any deal, and there was no discussion of this case with me." 

    If HPD Chief English and his agency were unaware of any deal made for David Gibbs to turn himself in after 27 days, then CA Shannon Taylor hid the capias and judge's order for Gibbs’s arrest from the HPD. Normal SOP is when the Henrico Clerk's office records a capias and order for arrest; they are sent to the HPD to arrest the suspect.

    Further research details that the May 16, 2022, capias issued for David R. Gibbs was not assigned to an HPD officer to arrest Gibbs immediately. Instead, it was filed in the Henrico Clerk's file and hidden from the public and the HPD. 

   Virginia Code § 19.2-80. Duty of arresting officer; bail states: 

Duty of arresting officer; bail.

In any case in which an officer does not issue a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74 or § 46.2-936, a law-enforcement officer making an arrest under a warrant or capias shall bring the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer. 

   David R. Gibbs was not arrested and arraigned until June 13, 2022, 27 days after a capias and judge’s order was issued for his immediate arrest, and only by David Gibbs voluntarily turning himself into the HPD.

   David Gibbs was casually allowed to attend the Maryland Preakness on May 20, 2022, 4 days after the 4 felony indictments, capias, and judge's order for his arrest were issued. Gibbs was also allowed to attend his daughter's kindergarten graduation on June 10, 2022, while the capias and judges’ order for his arrest was still active. Gibbs voluntarily turned himself in on June 13, 2022, when he was arraigned and released on a low $20,000. bond on June 14, 2022.

 

   HPD Chief Eric English agreed to an exclusive interview with us, about the delayed arrest of David Gibbs;

Brace Impact:  

1. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could attend the May 21, 2022,  Preakness at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland?

2. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could attend his daughter's kindergarten graduation on June 10, 2022? 

3. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could travel across the U.S to Los Angeles, CA., so that he could attend his wife's reconstructive surgery on her nose?

4. Is this standard operating procedure for the HPD to violate Court orders and delay the arrest of a suspect that has been indicted for two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1 and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63., Two of these felonies carry a life sentence.?

HPD Chief English: Our Detectives investigated this case thoroughly and presented this case for prosecution.  As you are aware there are several entities involved in this case.  I can only speak on what my staff did and that was conducted a thorough investigation.

Brace Impact: Our investigative reporting is about the delay from the May 16, 2022, indictments and capias issued for his arrest and Judge Marshall's order to have David Gibbs arrested and arraigned. There is a twenty-seven day delay and some kind of deal was made with the Commonwealth Attorney to have him turn himself in on June 13, 2022.

Were you aware of this deal?

If so, were you in agreement with this deal?

Considering the seriousness and violent nature of the felonies, was it prudent to allow the suspect to go about his daily life for twenty-seven days, without having been arrested and arraigned?

Isn't the arrest of the suspect under the HPD's jurisdiction, a capias and order were issued for his arrest and the HC Clerk's office recorded the indictments, capias and the arrest order by Judge Marshall?

Is this normal SOP to allow a suspect to be free and roam around like nothing happened for twenty-seven days?

HPD Chief English: I am not going to speak for others. Our agency did what was required of us and that has nothing to do with any SOP. I was not aware of any deal and there was no discussion of this case with me.

   A Henrico County prosecutor who wished to remain anonymous stated that "a deal was made for David Gibbs to voluntarily turn himself in after he attended certain social functions". 

   Whether HPD Chief English was aware of any deal or not, and there was no discussion of the case with him, the HPD has the jurisdiction and authority to arrest a suspect without delay when a capias and/or judge's order has been issued for their arrest.

   

Part 2. Henrico CA Shannon Taylor Delayed Arrest of Prominent Child Rapist for 27 Days after Indictments

 Judge Lee Harris and Shannon Taylor's Special Protection of Prominent Child Rapist

February 17, 2023 -Author Brace Impact

    Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor and Judge Lee Harris colluded to give special treatment and legal protection to child molester, David R. Gibbs, pictured above with his late brother, Dr. John W. Gibbs III.  The scheme began when the child molester was indicted by the grand jury for four felonies on May 16, 2022.   A capias was issued for the arrest of David Gibbs on  May 16, 2022.

  

   Despite this, he was allowed to go about his daily life and wasn't arrested until 27 days later.  The delayed date was arranged through an agreement with Henrico CA Shannon Taylor and left the child molester free in the Richmond community despite extremely serious charges. As covered in the previous blog post below, CA Taylor and Judge Harris also colluded to dismiss the child molester's charges with prejudice despite the grand jury indictment and the evidence in the case which was never heard. Essentially, they gave David R. Gibbs a get out of jail free card while leaving the children in the Richmond community at risk. 

   "By a preponderance of the evidence," Child protective services have classified the sexual assaults as Founded, Level One, the highest level.  A thorough investigation by CPS supported the victim’s claims which were disclosed to his counselor during intensive therapy. The counselor, being a mandatory reporter, informed CPS of the assaults. CPS then filed complaints with the HPD around August 2021. CPS reports stated that Gibbs threatened to kill the minor if he ever told anyone.

    David Randolph Gibbs of 11232 Fanwood Court, Richmond, Va., was indicted by a grand jury on May 16, 2022, on two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1 and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63.  Two of these felonies carry a life sentence. The child molester had raped his nephew repeatedly over a span of approximately two years. It began when the victim was under thirteen years old.

     David Gibbs and his parents have established roots in Richmond and are well-connected with prominent upper-class professionals, business people, lawyers, and physicians in the RVA area. In addition, the Gibbs family is close friends with the Ukrops family having attended the same church, social gatherings, and events at the Ukrops home.  David Gibbs also has ties to Los Angeles, CA, where he pursues an acting career and has prominent friends in the movie industry. 

     Despite a capias being issued for David Gibbs, CA Shannon Taylor gave special legal treatment and protection to Gibbs by not allowing the Henrico Police to immediately arrest Gibbs so Shannon Taylor could make arrangements to hide the arrest from the local news media.  Further, after being processed and released on minimal bail, D. Gibbs was allowed to travel across the country to Los Angeles, California in July, reportedly for his wife to have elective surgery. 

    The victim is the nephew of David Gibbs and the son of his brother Dr. John W. Gibbs, III of Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. John Gibbs passed away on February 11, 2020, after a thirteen-year battle with cancer. The sexual assaults occurred between February 2018 through December 2019 at David Gibb's parents' home while the victim was visiting from North Carolina. The victim and his sister were adopted from Latvia, a former USSR territory, and were formally adopted by Dr. John Gibbs and his wife in 2016. The children have dual citizenship.

  HPD records list the victim's grandparents as John W. Gibbs Jr. and Martha C. Gibbs, who reside at 204 Dryden Lane, Henrico County, an upscale community in the Sleepy Hollow/Mooreland Farms area. John W. Gibbs, Jr is listed as a retired lawyer and real estate developer.

Part 1. Suspicious Collusion between Henrico County Officials in Dismissing Charges against Child Molester.

 Shannon Taylor and Judge Lee Harris Corruption Exposed in Famous Actor Child Molester Case

February 11, 2023-Author Brace Impact

   Highly suspicious and irregular activity involving a famous Hollywood actor, charged with four counts of sexual molestation of a minor, has been exposed in Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor's voluntary dismissal of the felony charges with prejudice despite hard evidence and numerous witnesses in the case.

   Henrico Police records show that David Randolph Gibbs had failed the polygraph test given to him and that HPD Detectives stated that they did not doubt that the victim was telling the truth. Child Protective Services (CPS) have classified sexual assaults as Founded Level One, the highest level. Although CPS supported the victim’s claims which were disclosed to CPS during intensive therapy in a group home evaluation, CPS filed complaints with the HPD sometime in June 2021. CPS reports stated that Gibbs threatened to kill the minor if he ever told anyone; despite the threats, Gibbs was not charged by the HPD.

   David Randolph, Gibbs of 11232 Fanwood Court, Richmond, Va., was indicted by a grand jury on May 16, 2022, on two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1 and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63. The offenses occurred between February 2018 through December 2020. The grand jury indictments list the victim as a close family member of David R. Gibbs and that he was the victim’s uncle.

   The case numbers listed with the Henrico County Circuit Court are CR22001419, CR22001420, CR22001421, and CR22001422. A capias for Gibbs' arrest was issued on May 16, 2022; Gibbs evaded arrest from Henrico police detectives, and another capias was issued on May 20, 2022, and was ordered that Gibbs be arrested and held without bond. Gibbs was arrested 27 days later, on June 13, 2022, and appeared before the Henrico Circuit Court on June 14, 2022.

      David R. Gibbs was released on a $20,000. bond on June 14, 2022, conditions of his bail were that he not have any contact with minors other than his biological children, wear a GPS monitor, and sign a non-extradition waiver as Gibbs travels to and from Los Angeles for his acting career. Henrico Circuit Court records list David R. Gibbs’s residence at 11232 Fanwood Court, Henrico County, 23222, and he is married with two children. 

   The trial was scheduled for two days on January 10-11, 2023, but an unpredicted early motion on December 22, 2022, by the Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor, who suspiciously moved for Judge Lee A. Harris to dismiss the four counts without hearing any evidence in the case or the testimony of witnesses.

    On December 15, 2022, Judge Lee Harris rejected the Commonwealth's Motion for Nolle Prosequi and demanded the charges be dismissed with prejudice, which Judge Lee Harris granted the Defendants Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice on December 22, 2022 and released David Gibbs.

   Assistant Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Bernard McGhee, who was assigned to the case by CA Shannon Taylor, wanted the Nolle Prosequi Motion granted, as the Commonwealth could file the charges against David Gibbs at a later date.

   Assistant Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Bernard McGhee was surprised by the motion to dismiss by Taylor. McGhee disagreed with the motion to dismiss with prejudice, but CA Shannon Taylor has the authority to decide the Commonwealth's position on cases.

  CPS reports stated that the molested minor was still undergoing therapy and might not be able to testify at that time because of the severe trauma inflicted on him by David Gibbs over a period of 2-3 years.

  Confidential sources at the Henrico Commonwealth Attorney's office have stated that the dismissal of charges considering the amount of hard evidence and expert witness testimony against Gibbs, was highly irregular and suspicious with no explanation by Shannon Taylor. 

   An HPD official who wished to remain anonymous stated that CA Shannon Taylor instructed the HPD to keep the case details confidential and not to release the names of David Randolph Gibbs and his parents, John W. Gibbs Jr. and Martha C. Gibbs, to the news media. As a result, the capias and arrest reports were not recorded in the logs that the news media have access to.  

    Henrico police reports indicate that the child molestation occurred at the grandparent’s home while the grandchildren were visiting from North Carolina, where they reside with their parents. The minor boy is listed as the nephew of David R. Gibbs and grandson of John W. Gibbs Jr. and Martha C. Gibbs, who reside at 204 Dryden Lane, Henrico County, an upscale community in the Sleepy Hollow/Mooreland Farms area.

Look for Part 2, as more details emerge about this case.