Richard W. Myers | Employee profile

Employment record

Public institution: Newport News Police Department
Department / office / school: Police
Position / title: Chief of Police — historical record
Source type: Historical public employment
Classification / role type: Historical employee record
Record status: Historical employment context; current status unverified
Source date / period: Document date: June 16, 2016

A dated official record identifies the employment context shown here. Current employment and certification status have not been verified.

The dated official record identifies this professional role. Current employment and certification have not been verified.

Employment source [1]

Official organization name source [2]

Salary & compensation

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No payroll or salary figure is inferred from a historical public record.

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Public records & case history

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

Civil litigation · May 30, 2017

Moody v. City of Newport News / Moody v. Hollandsworth

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Fourth Circuit · 4:14-cv-00099 / 16-1814

Role in this record: Named defendant; only Hollandsworth and Gibson were appellees in the reviewed appeal.

Civil excessive-force litigation concerning a December 2012 police encounter.

Documented outcome: Claims dismissed November 4, 2014, as recorded in the district opinion.

The district archive is an excerpt of original pages 1, 17, 51–52. Do not apply one officer’s disposition to another. Current employment is not established.

Moody v. Newport News — district opinion excerpt, Doc. 97 [1] · PDF pages: 1, 2, 3, 4
Moody v. Hollandsworth — Fourth Circuit opinion, 16-1814 [3] · PDF pages: 1, 3

Identity match & review date

Exact full name and NNPD role appear in the court records. Historical police chief Richard W. Myers is not joined to the current Finance payroll administrator Richard Myers. 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

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References

Moody v. Newport News — district opinion excerpt, Doc. 97Court record · Document date: June 16, 2016 · Reviewed: October 10, 2026 · PDF pages: 1, 2, 3, 4
Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
Moody v. Hollandsworth — Fourth Circuit opinion, 16-1814Court record · Document date: May 30, 2017 · Reviewed: October 10, 2026 · PDF pages: 1, 3
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