Fredericksburg Man Arrested After Stafford Courthouse Disturbance

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — A 29-year-old Fredericksburg man was arrested Monday after authorities said he caused a disturbance inside the Stafford County Courthouse and resisted deputies trying to take him into custody.

Christopher Gray Beckner Jr. was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice following the Monday incident at the courthouse, 1300 Courthouse Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. after Beckner was seen yelling obscenities inside the courthouse and refusing to follow police directions, the sheriff's office said. Authorities said Beckner resisted while being detained and later tried to damage the rear window of a patrol vehicle.

Court Hearing Set For November

Stafford General District Court records show Beckner was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and obstruction or resisting by threat or force. Both are listed as Class 1 misdemeanors. The alleged offenses and arrest occurred Monday.

The court listed Beckner as being in custody when the cases were filed Sept. 22. An arraignment that morning was continued, with an adjudicatory hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 6.

The sheriff's office said Beckner was taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail and initially held without bond.

Court records also show Beckner appeared in Stafford General District Court four days before the courthouse disturbance in separate cases stemming from a May traffic stop. On Sept. 17, he was found guilty of driving without a license and speeding 61 mph in a 45 mph zone. He also was found guilty of failing to appear in connection with the license case.

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He was fined $100 and assessed $224 in costs on the driver's license conviction, while the speeding case resulted in a $96 fine and $18 in costs. The failure-to-appear case resulted in a $100 fine and $214 in court costs.

Beckner also has pending cases in Stafford and Fredericksburg general district courts. Stafford court records show a misdemeanor charge of hunting, trapping or fishing without a license is scheduled for an Oct. 27 hearing. Fredericksburg court records list another pending charge of driving without a license, second or subsequent offense, also scheduled for Oct. 27.

The charges arising from the courthouse disturbance are accusations. Beckner is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.