Several local officials, including Board of Supervisor Chairman Scott K. York (I-At Large), Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run) and Sheriff Stephen Simpson, attended the April 30 Lansdowne community meeting to discuss the arrests in the Bennett homicide case and crime in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Steve Simpson, Supervisor Lori Waters

Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson speaks at an April 30 community meeting to discuss recent arrests in the murder of William Bennett and the attack on his wife, as well as discuss gang activity in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Steve Simpson

Community members ask questions during a meeting in Lansdowne last night that addressed residents' concerns about rising crime in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

Anthony R. Roberts, 20, of Middleburg is currently being held on charges surrounding the burglary of Loudoun Guns on April 15, in Leesburg, March burglaries of three Middleburg stores and in connection to the March 22 homicide of William Bennett of Lansdowne.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Middleburg

Darwin G. Bowman, 18, of Annandale was charged with capital murder in the March 22, 2009, homicide of William Bennett of Lansdowne.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office

In response to a recent homicide in Lansdowne, locals walked in the pre-dawn Sunday darkness to the scene where William Bennett was beaten to death in the early hours.

Photo: Dayna Smith, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne

In response to a recent homicide in Lansdowne, locals walked in the pre-dawn darkness to the scene where William Bennett was beaten to death and his wife was severely injured.

Photo: Dayna Smith, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne

Teresa Battistelli, 25, of the Cascades, gets teary-eyed during a vigil held in response to a recent homicide. Locals walked in the pre-dawn darkness to the scene where William Bennett was beaten to death in the early hours in Landsdowne.

Photo: Dayna Smith, Washington Post

Tagged: Cascades, crime, Lansdowne

Tracy Hoviena, from Cascades, sheds tears during Sunday morning's vigil. In response to a recent homicide locals walked in the pre-dawn darkness to the scene where William Bennett was beaten to death in the early hours in Landsdowne.

Photo: Dayna Smith, Washington Post

Tagged: Cascades, crime, Lansdowne

William and Cynthia Bennett were victims of an attack in Lansdowne early Sunday morning that left William, 57, dead, and his wife, Cynthia, 55, with severe injuries. The couple, who lived in the Potomac Station community in Leesburg, was found along Riverside Parkway near Rocky Creek drive.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police, Potomac Station

Loudoun Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson speaks to reporters and residents Monday afternoon near the scene of the Sunday morning's attack in Lansdowne.

Photo: Jonathan Mummolo

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

The walking trail along the road where the victims of Sunday morning's attack in Lansdowne had gone for a morning walk. William Bennett, 57, was found slain on the side of the road and his wife, Cynthia Bennett, 55, remains in critical condition. This section of fence was removed as evidence after it led to the discovery of Cynthia Bennett when officials noticed that it had blood on it.

Photo: Jonathan Mummolo

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

The Sheriff's Office search the area in Lansdowne where a Leesburg couple was attacked early Sunday morning.

Photo: Erica Garman, LoudounExtra.com

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

The scene at Rocky Creek Drive in Lansdowne after William Bennett, 57, was found dead and his wife, Cynthia Bennett, 55, severely injured.

Photo: Erica Garman, LoudounExtra.com

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

Map of the area in Lansdowne where a man's body was found in the early morning of March 23, 2009

Photo: M.K. Cannistra

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office

Map of the area in Lansdowne where a man's body was found in the early morning of March 23, 2009

Photo: The Washington Post

Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office

Retired Brigadier General John Johns, a Leisure World resident, is a member of the Campaign to Ban Torture and has fought to close the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Photo: Kafia A. Hosh, Washington Post

Tagged: Lansdowne, Leisure World, military

As an anti-torture advocate and retired brigadier, Lansdowne resident, General John Johns, was part of a group invited to the White House to witness President Obama sign the executive order shutting down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. General Johns is standing on the far left.

Photo: Associated Press

Tagged: Barack Obama, Lansdowne, Leisure World, military

The "ice volcano" in the Lansdowne lake off Route 7 is covered in snow during Loudoun's first 2009 snowfall.

Photo: J.R.

Tagged: Lansdowne, snow, user photo

The rippled surface of the "ice volcano" in Lansdowne near Route 7 as shot by local photographer J.R.

Photo: J.R.

Tagged: Lansdowne, snow, user photo

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