VA - Codi Bigsby, 4, *Dad named POI* Hampton, 31 Jan 2022 - MEDIA, MAPS & TIMELINES *NO DISCUSSION*

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Sarah Hammond on Twitter - Video
@HamptonVAPolice put up this new digital billboard with #CodiBigsby’s picture on it. You can see it on I-464 N coming into Norfolk from Chesapeake. They say it’s not the only one. The same graphic is running on billboards around the region
@13NewsNow
5:03 PM · Mar 7, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

 

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Allison Bazzle 13News Now on Twitter
NEXT HEARING: Cory Bigsby’s appealed bond hearing is April 5th, according to his lawyer Jeffrey Ambrose #13newsnow
3:37 PM · Mar 10, 2022 from Norfolk, VA·Twitter for iPhone

 

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MAR 15, 2022
13News Now Investigates: How long have police officers, volunteers spent searching for 4-year-old Codi Bigsby? | 13newsnow.com
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The Hampton Police Department doesn't track the hours spent on each particular case. But the amount of overtime they've recently logged helps fill in the gaps.

We found Hampton Police logged 5,415 hours of overtime in February.

Compare that to the 4,112 hours of overtime the police force averaged the prior three months (November-January) when the department was not consumed with the Bigsby case.

That's an extra 1,300 hours of overtime during the height of the Codi search that began the last day of January 2022.

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The military veterans' nonprofit organization "W.A.T.E.R. Team Inc." has spent 38 days searching for Codi, with no plans of stopping anytime soon.

President Joe Slabinski told 13News Now they've logged 1,940 hours in searching for Codi alone, and another 106 hours in mapping out and planning where to look.

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[PommyMommy]

MAR 16, 2022
Codi Bigsby's father remains only person of interest in 4-year-old's disappearance (newsnationnow.com)
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“The evidence that we have does not completely match the stories that we have received at this point,” Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot said at a news conference.

But Talbot also says there’s no evidence Codi was abducted.

Neighbors say they hardly saw Codi or his siblings outside and never saw an adult around.

Police are asking for the public’s help to determine when the four-year-old was last seen by anyone outside his family.

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Father of missing 4-year-old the only person of interest in case | NewsNation Prime

 

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MAR 17, 2022
Missing 4-Year-Old Codi Bigsby, Father Behind Bars

 

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HAMPTON, Va. — Two long months have passed since the disappearance of Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

Hampton police said the boy’s father, Cory Bigsby, reported him missing on January 31.

A spokesman for the Hampton Police Division said there are no updates in the case. Still, community groups are helping search for Codi.

More at Codi Bigsby, 4, still missing 2 months later | 13newsnow.com

 

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Updated Mar 31, 2022
Bond hearing for father of Codi Bigsby rescheduled to April 5 | WAVY.com
The father of missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby has had his bond hearing rescheduled for April 5.

Cori Bigsby’s attorney Jeffrey Ambrose shared the update with 10 On Your Side on Friday. April 5 was also supposed to be the day of Bigsby’s preliminary hearing in juvenile and domestic relations court, but on March 31, the Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office confirmed it had been continued to June 13.

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Kaicey Baylor on Twitter
Cory Bigsby is back in court later today. This will be his second attempt to get bond. He faces seven child neglect charges, unrelated to the disappearance of his son Codi Bigsby. #13Daybreakers @13NewsNow
5:26 AM · Apr 5, 2022·Twitter Web App

Codi Bigsby’s father due in court for bond appeal Tuesday | WAVY.com
The father of missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby is expected in Hampton Circuit Court Tuesday morning for a bond hearing appeal after he was denied bond in February.

 

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Penny Kmitt
@pennylikeacoin

CORY BIGSBY DENIED BOND. Father of missing Codi Bigsby denied bond. Judge says he is a flight risk and risk to community. More on
@WTKR3
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[PommyMommy]

HAMPTON, Va. - This week, search and rescue crews are in their eleventh week looking for missing Hampton boy, Codi Bigsby.

Hampton Police told News 3 they're still working with the FBI and going through massive amounts of evidence, however, there are no active large scale ground searches at this time.

More than two months after he was reported missing, one group is committed to finding any trace of Codi.

More at https://www.wtkr.com/investigations...-for-more-resources-with-missing-person-cases

 

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https://www.wtkr.com/news/attorney-...bd03SI7v4gLJjlB0V6WwpCHckI4fVUTf3umQdA1ppUtfg Cory Bigsby lawyer wants to withdraw

 

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APR 14, 2022
Father of Codi Bigsby chooses to hire own attorney after previous counsel withdrew (wtkr.com)
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On Wednesday News 3 broke the news that, Jeff Ambrose, Cory Bigsby's attorney, filed a motion to withdraw from Cory Bigsby's case. On Thursday a court hearing was held and a judge approved Ambrose's motion to withdraw.

Ambrose's motion lists "an ethical conflict has arisen that precludes further representation," as the reasoning for withdraw.

Cory Bigsby appeared via video in the courtroom and was given three options for representation now. He could have appointed counsel, hire his own or go unrepresented. He chose to hire his own attorney.

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Cory Bigsby's next court hearing will be on April 28.

 

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APR 13, updated APR 14, 2022
Cory Bigsby’s attorney withdraws as counsel | WAVY.com
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Jeff Ambrose filed the motion on Wednesday to withdraw from the case, granted by Judge Gregory Bane.

Attorney Jeffrey Ambrose told 10 On Your Side he doesn’t want there to be any misunderstanding about his withdrawal. Ambrose says it is not based on any sort of confession by Cory Bigsby, contrary to rumors on social media.

Ambrose said there was an ethical problem that compromised his duty as an attorney as well as Bigsby’s rights as a defendant. ...

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Kelly Rippin WLWT on Twitter
ISP said they have received numerous calls about a boy named Codi Bigsby missing from Hampton, Virginia who might be a possible match. They have been in contact with authorities there & don't believe it's him, but they're looking into it. MORE ON CODI: ‘We haven’t given up on him’: search for Codi Bigsby enters second month | WAVY.com
5:12 AM · Apr 19, 2022·Twitter Web App

 

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APR 20, 2022
Boy’s body found in suitcase in Indiana: What we know | WAVY.com
The death of a little boy in southern Indiana garnered national attention after police revealed his body was found inside a suitcase.

The weekend discovery in Washington County has baffled local investigators, who have set up a tip line and released disturbing new details.

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The suitcase has prominent Las Vegas logos wrapped around it. Investigators said it appeared to be in good condition.

“The child was found inside a suitcase that was sealed. He did not put himself there and wind up approximately 80 feet off the road in a wooded area by himself,” Huls said.

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Huls said the boy was approximately 5 years old. He’s described as a Black male who’s about 4 feet tall with a slim build and short hair. Police had previously said they believed the boy was between the ages of 5 and 8, but they’re now confident he is around 5 years old.

Investigators say they believe he was killed within the last week.

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Huls said he’s received multiple inquiries about Codi Bigsby, a boy reported missing from Hampton, Virginia, back in January, but said his investigators have been looking into the case and don’t believe the child is Bigsby.

“We don’t believe that will be a match,” Huls said.

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[PommyMommy]

APR 26, 2022
Cory Bigsby obtains Norfolk-based attorney after previous attorney withdraws as counsel | WAVY.com
Cory Bigsby has obtained Norfolk-based Attorney Amina Matheny-Willard days after his previous attorney withdrew as counsel.

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According to documents obtained by 10 On Your Side’s Aesia Toliver Tuesday, Matheny-Willard has put in a motion for discovery and exculpatory evidence in Bigsby’s case.

The documents stated that Matheny-Willard has also ordered law enforcement to provide information listed below:

• Any relevant written or recorded statements made by Bigsby to law enforcement
• The full name and title of all police officers that participated in the incident in any way
• Disciplinary records of any and all police officers that participated in the incident in any way
• Any and all body-worn camera/dashboard video recordings of police encounters with Bigsby
• Bigsby’s criminal record

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Angelique Arintok 13News Now on Twitter
BIGSBY GETS NEW ATTORNEY: Amina Matheny-Willard filed a motion in Hampton JDR Court to get hold of evidence/discovery, re: Cory Bigsby’s interactions with police. Bigsby is the father of missing 4YO Codi. He is facing charges unrelated to his son’s disapperance. @13NewsNow

3:53 PM · Apr 26, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

AMINA FOR NORFOLK

 

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APR 28, 2022
Activist: ‘Please don’t give up’ on 4-year-old Codi Bigsby | WAVY.com
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For weeks, concerned citizens searched, pleaded for answers, and prayed for the child’s safety. In February, activist Bianca Renee Wilson snapped a photo inside a Hampton Walmart store.

(Photo courtesy: Bianca Wison)

“I’ve seen a few at 7-Eleven and mom-and-pop shops around here that have Codi Bigsby signs up that the police initially sent out, so the fliers are still up. The Hampton community has not stopped advocating for Codi,” said Wilson, who is the founder of the nonprofit organization No Woman Left Behind.

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Bigsby’s initial defense attorney has withdrawn from the case. Norfolk attorney Amina Matheny Willard is in. She specializes in exposing police misconduct.

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“Please don’t give up. If you can just kinda make it more aware, have banners and fliers, go on social media and share what you feel online on Codi, and that will help keep his name alive,” said Wilson.

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APR 30, 2022
Cory Bigsby's attorney files cease and desist against Hampton officials (wtkr.com)
Cory Bigsby and his attorney have filed a cease and desist against Hampton officials Saturday.

News 3 was sent the cease and desist from Cory's attorney. The letter claims that the Hampton Police Chief and other officials have engaged in a conspiracy to harass the Bigsby family and obstruct justice and tamper with a jury in a criminal case.

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The cease and desist orders that:

• The Chief publicly retract his statements
• Cease and desist from making a public comment that could obstruct justice or tamper with a future jury pool
• Ask the community not to Harass / Threaten the Bigsby Family; and
• Issue a public apology to the Bigsby family for making statements that put their lives in danger.

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FULL ORDER: cease-and-desist-notice-of-intent-to-file-suit.pdf (brightspotcdn.com)

 

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APR 30, 2022
Bigsby's attorney sends "cease and desist" letter | 13newsnow.com
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The newly released letter, which was specifically addressed to Chief of Police Mark Talbot, Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck and City Attorney Cheran Cordell Ivery, states that "accusatory" comments made by Talbot during the investigation have "brought additional emotional, psychological and physiological injury to some of Codi Bigsby’s family members."

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The letter goes on to say that comments made by the chief in the days and weeks following Codi's disappearance were "reckless, dangerous, and create conditions where the Bigsby family could be targeted for more harassment and potentially violence," and that they "further attempt to establish a false impression of guilt in the public eye, presumably in order to taint a future jury pool."

Several examples were included, with one of them being an incident on February 28 that had been recorded on Facebook live where several people approached family members of Cory and began questioning them. The people in the video can be heard using expletives while engaging with them.

The letter states that this incident happened after comments Chief Talbot had made in a media conference on February 25 and that they were a result of this particular statement by Talbot:

“I could give you more direction if the people who said they love Codi Bigsby gave us more direction.”

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