Fredericksburg Man Arrested in Homicide Early Friday

Image: Fredericksburg Police Department

Fredericsburg police arrested a local man early Friday on a charge of first-degree homicide following the stabbing death of another man in his apartment complex.

Chance Robby Sumter (in photo), 22, of Fredericksburg is being held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County, police said. He was arrested after he was found hiding in a closet in an apartment, according to a police news release.

Sumter was reportedly an acquaintance of the stabbing victim, Joshua Wormley, 22, whose last known address was in Bowling Green, the police said.

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Officers responded at 2:20 a.m. Friday to the 1000 block of Wicklow Drive in the Fall Hill Apartments for a report of a male subject lying unresponsive in a stairwell, the police statement said. They found Wormley bleeding and suffering from an apparent stab wound to the chest.

Emergency life-saving measures were taken on the scene, and the victim was transported by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to police.

A tip from a citizen led officers and police detectives to a residence in the apartment complex. Inside, an officer found Sumter hiding in a closet and detained him for questioning, according to the police statement. After further investigation, Sumter was arrested on a charge of first-degree homicide.

Friday’s homicide is the first in Fredericksburg since the shooting of Rodney Beanum on Nov. 24, 2013, police said.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Wayne Hunnicutt at 540-654-5753.