Archived · Investigation · Reviewed October 9, 2026
Chisholm detention and court review
The archived appellate opinion explains a reversed suppression ruling. Follow-up court orders and agency records would show what happened next.
Overview
This case follows the June 2023 encounter described in Chisholm v. Commonwealth and the June 2026 Court of Appeals decision. The court’s account and disposition anchor the timeline. Archived arrest-procedure editions provide dated context, without assuming which version applied to the incident or what happened after remand.
Source notes
The June 16, 2026 memorandum opinion is not designated for publication. This case summarizes that decision and the encounter as described by the court; it gives no legal advice or prediction for other cases. The officers’ first names are not supplied in the opinion. Current case disposition and any departmental follow-up remain unestablished here.
5 of 5 reviewed records. Source links and release indexes are identified separately from archived copies.
Archived file · June 16, 2026
Chisholm v. Commonwealth — Court of Appeals opinion, Record 1830-24-1
Unpublished memorandum opinion concerning a Newport News police detention. The file covers the appeal and remand, rather than any later case outcome.
Source link · March 26, 2021
NNPD OPS 405 Arrest Procedures — 2021 edition (redacted)
Police operational policy listed by the City. Check the source for its edition and effective date.
Source link · September 9, 2024
NNPD OPS 405 Arrest Procedures — 2024 edition (redacted)
Police policy listed by the City. Check the source for its edition and effective date.
Archived file · February 7, 2022
NNPD OPS 403 Constitutional Requirements & Judicial Guidelines for Investigations
Published OPS 403 investigation policy dated February 7, 2022. Policy context; the edition operative during the incident still needs confirmation.
Archived file · February 6, 2023
NNPD OPS 420 Field Interviews
Published OPS 420 field-interview policy dated February 6, 2023. Policy context, rather than evidence of compliance in this incident.
Timeline
Dates follow the cited records; document dates are labeled separately.
June 28, 2023
The opinion describes the store encounter
According to the opinion, Officer McLaughlin saw Chisholm leaving a corner store around 6 p.m. and observed what appeared to be a firearm imprint near his waistband. The background states that the officer had received no report of a crime occurring there and did not know Chisholm or his criminal history. This account is drawn from the appellate record rather than a separate site investigation of the encounter.
June 16, 2026
Court reverses the suppression ruling and remands
The Court of Appeals concludes that the seizure was unlawful and the resulting evidence must be suppressed. It reverses the trial court’s ruling denying suppression and remands for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. That disposition does not by itself establish a later dismissal, acquittal or final result on remand.
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Open questions
Records still needed (3)
Proceedings after remand
Publicly available, authenticated docket entries and orders showing subsequent proceedings and the final disposition, if entered.
Likely custodian: Newport News Circuit Court Clerk
The appellate disposition is not the last word on what happened in the trial court.
Submit this recordIncident-date policy and training
The arrest or detention policy actually in force on June 28, 2023, its effective-date history and relevant public training materials.
Likely custodian: City Police
Dated archived policy editions do not alone establish the operative incident-date instructions.
Submit this recordPublic agency follow-up
Any lawfully released, redacted agency review, corrective guidance or training response to the decision, and any publicly releasable encounter records.
Likely custodian: City Police and the City’s records custodian
A judicial finding does not establish whether the department conducted a review or changed its practices.
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