Wilbur O'Berry III | Employee profile

Employment record

Public institution: City of Newport News
Department / office / school: Police
Position / title: Police Sergeant
Source type: Roster assignment
Classification / role type: Fire/Police Schedule
Record status: Listed in source roster
Source date / period: May 2026

The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.

Original roster wording & label sources

Name in source: WILBUR O'BERRY III
Department in source: Police
Position in source: POLICE SERGEANT

Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.

Official compensation job classification [2]

Official organization name source [3]

Salary & compensation

Published role range

$88,348 – $118,818

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Wilbur O'Berry III’s individual pay.

September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. The minimum and maximum describe the matching role group, not this person’s earnings.

Compensation source [2]

Contribute a dated public salary record

Public records & case history

Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.

Court opinion · August 6, 2024

Pearson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2002-22-1

Role in this record: Defense expert witness on tasers. Witness, not defendant/appellant.

Named as a defense expert witness on taser use and training in an August 6, 2024 court opinion. He was a witness, not a defendant in that appeal.

Documented outcome: The court affirmed Pearson's convictions. The opinion identifies Pitterson in the encounter and O'Berry as an expert witness; it is not a criminal conviction of either of those employees.

Do not categorize this as a lawsuit against Pitterson or O'Berry. Later proceedings have not been verified beyond the cited records.

Pearson v. Commonwealth — Court of Appeals opinion, 2002-22-1 [4] · PDF pages: 4, 5, 18

Identity match & review date

Full first and last name, Newport News Police role and subject-matter witness role match existing roster; opinion does not give III suffix. Reviewed October 10, 2026.

Brady/Giglio status has not been established here. A lawsuit, decertification decision or third-party database entry does not by itself establish inclusion on a prosecutor’s list. List access and research gaps.

Notes

No additional published note is attached to this profile.

References

City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 1720 · Source page 19
Employee compensation — September 2026Compensation dataset · Document date: September 1, 2026 · Downloaded: October 1, 2026 · Checked: October 1, 2026 · Period: September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026 · Source department: Police · Job classification: POLICE SERGEANT
Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
Pearson v. Commonwealth — Court of Appeals opinion, 2002-22-1Court record · Document date: August 6, 2024 · Reviewed: October 10, 2026 · PDF pages: 4, 5, 18
Directory sources and verificationMethodology