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Virginia pastor accused of hitting wife on flight after her 1st class upgrade
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia pastor faces federal charges after authorities say he struck his epileptic wife in the head on a flight to Alaska.
Williamsburg resident Roger Holmberg Sr., 75, told authorities he was upset that his wife had been upgraded to first class, according to an FBI affidavit.
The incident led to the victim, who’s been married to Holmberg for about a year and a half after the death of Holmberg’s previous wife, telling law enforcement about other alleged abuse.
The incident happened on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage on July 2, while the couple were en route to an event related to Holmberg’s ministry, according to the affidavit.
Two witnesses spoke to law enforcement about the incident. One said Holmberg swung on the victim after he asked her “How the [expletive] did you get the upgrade?” The victim replied “I’m [a] gold point member. Don’t speak to me like that.”
The victim then relayed to authorities what she told that witness, that Holmberg had a history of abusing her and even broke the victim’s finger in an incident last September, the affidavit reads. The victim also said Holmberg knew she had epilepsy and that hitting her head could cause a seizure.
The victim added that she’d been wanting to report Holmberg’s alleged abuse, but had yet to do so until the plane incident.
When interviewed by police, Holmberg said he “tapped” his wife on the head to get her attention, and that he wasn’t a violent person. He said the couple had been going to marriage counseling and said she had anger issues.
He said he broke her finger after she grabbed his leg while he was driving, according to the affidavit. He also accused her of previously grabbing his genitals “with such force that he was in pain.”
Holmberg was arrested by law enforcement after the incident and charged with simple assault, and taken to the Anchorage Correctional Center. He could face a fine and/or prison time up to six months if convicted.
Holmberg lists himself as the pastor of Grace Baptist Temple, an independent Baptist church in Anchorage, and as “Alaska’s #1 Gospel Singer.“
Records show Holmberg’s been in the Williamsburg area since fall of 2023.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 15-year-old boy is charged with shooting a teen over a week ago near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach, police say.
The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 10 in the 5000 block of W. Hastings Arch.
Police say officers responded to the shooting following an alert from ShotSpotter, which is technology that can detect gunshots.
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Officers then found a 15-year-old boy from Virginia Beach who had been shot, police say. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Last Thursday, police charged a boy — also a 15-year-old from Virginia Beach — in connection to the shooting. He’s charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, police added.
The shooting is still under investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 757-385-4101 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
Another wasted opportunity at home for the West Virginia Mountaineers this past weekend as they fell to the Baylor Bears, 49-35.
Much of the conversation entering the week was about who head coach Neal Brown would start at quarterback. He turned back to Garrett Greene, who had an okay day throwing the football but did add over 120 yards on the ground to help fuel the Mountaineers’ offensive attack. It wasn’t his best overall performance, but it was more than enough to win.
Unfortunately, West Virginia’s defense returned to its struggling ways, allowing 512 yards of offense, 329 of which came through the air. Baylor’s 35 first-half points were the most of any Big 12 team in a league game this season.
With the loss, the Mountaineers essentially eliminated themselves from a spot in the Big 12 championship game, and their bowl stock took a massive hit.
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The Mountaineers have two games remaining in the regular season and must notch one more win to become bowl-eligible. This week, they’ll play host to the UCF Knights, who were everyone’s dark horse to win the Big 12 back in August. After getting out to a 3-0 start, the Knights lost five straight.
Despite most sportsbooks opening this week’s game with UCF as the favorite, I like West Virginia’s chances to get the win. They are a run-heavy team, and that’s the one thing the Mountaineer defense does fairly well.
If they fail to collect win No. 6 this weekend, it’ll all come down to their trip to Lubbock the following week. Texas Tech has Oklahoma State this Saturday and will likely be gunning for win No. 8 when West Virginia comes to town. If the Red Raiders win out, that will be their best regular season finish since 2009.
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