Hearing Put Off In Case Of Neighborhood Hit-And-Run Spree
City Man Facing Charges Of Sideswiping Vehicles, Assaulting Police Officer
Posted: March 6, 2013
HARRISONBURG — The case against a Harrisonburg man who witnesses say terrorized their quiet neighborhood in December by speeding, driving recklessly and sideswiping several cars was postponed Tuesday during a hearing in Rockingham County Circuit Court.
Ross H. Hosaflook, 33, was charged on Dec. 17 with two counts of assault on a police officer; two counts of brandishing a firearm; and one count each of hit-and-run, reckless driving, drunk in public and violating a protective order.
Judge Richard Claybrook postponed Hosaflook’s preliminary hearing from Tuesday until March 19. Attorneys in the case asked for more time to work out a plea agreement.
Police say neighbors reported that Hosaflook was driving a Cadillac Escalade erratically on Chestnut Drive, High Street and other nearby streets at about 6:30 p.m. the day of his arrest. Police say he sideswiped several cars in the process.
Police spotted the sport utility vehicle in the 200 block of Ohio Avenue and identified the suspect as Hosaflook. Officers found him in front of his home, where the SUV was located.
Police say he initially displayed a weapon, later determined to be a .22-caliber pellet gun.
He’s free from Rockingham County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com
Ross H. Hosaflook, 33, was charged on Dec. 17 with two counts of assault on a police officer; two counts of brandishing a firearm; and one count each of hit-and-run, reckless driving, drunk in public and violating a protective order.
Judge Richard Claybrook postponed Hosaflook’s preliminary hearing from Tuesday until March 19. Attorneys in the case asked for more time to work out a plea agreement.
Police say neighbors reported that Hosaflook was driving a Cadillac Escalade erratically on Chestnut Drive, High Street and other nearby streets at about 6:30 p.m. the day of his arrest. Police say he sideswiped several cars in the process.
Police spotted the sport utility vehicle in the 200 block of Ohio Avenue and identified the suspect as Hosaflook. Officers found him in front of his home, where the SUV was located.
Police say he initially displayed a weapon, later determined to be a .22-caliber pellet gun.
He’s free from Rockingham County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com