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High school students charged with sodomy By the Associated Press Published June 4, 2004 RICHMOND, Va. -- A special education student who is a registered sex offender was charged with committing sodomy during a class, according to police. Police said Edward Lee Hopkins, 18, and a 16-year-old male classmate are accused of having sex in a classroom at George Wythe High School Wednesday morning. The 16-year-old, whose name was not released, was also charged Friday with consensual sodomy. Both students were part of a special-education class comprised of 11 students. Hopkins was convicted of sodomizing a 12-year-old boy in February...

FAYETTEVILLE -- An armed man entered a soldier's Fayetteville home and stole one pound of marijuana Wednesday night. The soldier, her roommate, and a friend followed the suspect's vehicle and called 911 during their pursuit. The soldier, 24-year-old Linda Isabel Gonzalez did not immediately report to sheriff's detectives that the robber had taken the marijuana. She later admitted that the marijuana was stolen and did not want to pursue charges regarding the robbery. The Fayetteville Police Department located the vehicle, apprehended the gunman along with the driver of the vehicle. Gonzalez is an active military soldier in the Untied States...