Crime/Court
Virginia State Police arrest Spotsylvania County Man
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Culpeper Field Office has arrested a Spotsylvania man on one felony count of forcible sodomy. Michael B. O’Brien, 66, is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.
On Friday, February 25, 2022, The Bureau of Criminal Investigation Culpeper Field Office executed a search warrant at O’Brien’s residence in Spotsylvania County. O’Brien was taken into custody without incident.
The charge stems from an investigation that was initiated by State Police, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in January 2022. The investigation resulted from allegations of sexual assault by O’Brien while practicing as an orthopedic surgery specialist in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County region.
Additional charges are pending as this remains an active and ongoing investigation.
Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 888-300-0156- or questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
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