INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSNewport News, Virginia

Employment record

Public institution
City of Newport News
Department / office / school
Police
Position / title
Police Officer, Master
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.

Employment source [1]

Original roster wording & label sources
Name in source
DWIGHT PITTERSON
Department in source
Police
Position in source
POLICE OFFICER, MASTER

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

$73,329 – $101,084

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Dwight Pitterson’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: Incident participant named in background; not defendant/appellant in this appeal. No party capacity in this opinion.

Named as an incident participant in the August 6, 2024 appellate opinion concerning a December 2019 police encounter. The appeal and convictions were Pearson's; this opinion does not determine Pitterson's separate criminal or civil case outcome.

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.

Identity match & review date

Full first and last name plus Newport News Police Department in the court opinion match the May 2026 roster; source middle initial retained. 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

  1. City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 2102 · Source page 23
  2. 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 OFFICER, MASTER
  3. Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
  4. Pearson v. Commonwealth — Court of Appeals opinion, 2002-22-1Court record · Document date: August 6, 2024 · Reviewed: October 10, 2026 · PDF pages: 2, 3, 18
  5. Directory sources and verificationMethodology