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

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Updated 5:07 PM, May 02, 2022
Cory Bigsby's attorney files cease and desist against Hampton officials (wtkr.com)
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On Monday, Matheny-Willard sent a motion to clarify to Hampton courts. In the filing, she says Bigsby disagreed with his former attorney, Jeff Ambrose, on legal strategy, so Bigsby fired Ambrose on April 7. That was before Ambrose asked the court to leave the case because of an ethical conflict.

This new motion to clarify also asks the court to seal or redact Ambrose's motion to withdraw to only include Ambrose's name and the words, "I wish to withdraw."

Matheny-Willard argues the language used in current court filings could taint a future jury pool.

 

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MAY 10, 2022

It’s been 100 days since 4-year-old Codi Bigsby was reported missing​

Where is Codi Bigsby? It has been 100 days since the 4-year-old was reported missing from his home off of Old Buckroe Road in Hampton.

www.wavy.com
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For weeks, volunteers searched the woods near the family home. Many still pray for answers, concerned for the child’s safety.

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This afternoon at 2 p.m. 10 On Your Side’s Aesia Toliver and Jon Dowding will host a Q&A Facebook live on the WAVYTV10 Facebook page. These two WAVY reporters have covered this case since Codi was first reported missing. Be sure to tune in.

 

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MAY 11

Now, the City of Hampton's attorney, Cheran Cordell Ivery, has responded on behalf of Mayor Donnie Tuck and Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot.

In response to requests made in the cease and desist, the City has made the following responses:

1. They say Chief Talbot will not retract any of his statements about the disappearance of Codi Bigsby and the police's ongoing investigation into his whereabouts;
2. The city states that no statements made by Chief Talbot have obstructed justice or tampered with a potential jury pool.
3. According to the letter, the City does not endorse or condone harassment or threats made against anyone. They say if this occurs, then it should be reported to law enforcement immediately.
4. Lastly, the City denies that Chief Talbot made statements that put anyone's life in danger.

In response to the attorney's claims that the police department did not seek to initiate an AMBER Alert, City of Hampton says that is not true. They state in the letter that State Police have criteria of when to issue an alert. The city says they made a request for one, but State Police denied it for not meeting every criterion.

City responds after Cory Bigsby's attorney files cease and desist against Hampton offici​

 

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MAY 11, 2022

City of Hampton responds to scapegoating allegation by Codi Bigsby’s family, says police chief won’t walk back comments

“Chief Talbot has at all times sought to find Codi, to investigate his disappearance, and to protect the integrity of HPD’s efforts in that regard,” said Hampton City Attorney Cheran Cordell Ivery. “The city denies that Chief Talbot made any statements that put anyone’s life in danger.”

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In a separate letter, Matheny-Willard put the city on notice of the family’s intent to file suit against Hampton city officials. Ivery wrote that a “notice of claim” against the city — asserting that the city is liable for damages to the Bigsby family — would be responded to by the city’s insurance risk manager.

“The City of Hampton and the Hampton Police Division’s efforts remain focused on finding Codi Bigsby and will continue in this regard until such time as he is located,” Ivery wrote.

 

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MAY 12, 2022

Codi Bigsby’s family attorney files formal complaint against Hampton police chief​

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On Wednesday morning, Attorney Amina Matheny-Willard filed an internal affairs complaint on behalf of Codi Bigsby’s family against Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot.

The complaint alleges Talbot made reckless and false statements about the Bigsby family’s lack of cooperation.

It says the way he made these statements at a public town hall meeting provoked verbal life-threatening attacks by community members.

Hampton police said the complaint will be passed on to their Professional Standards branch for follow-up. They declined to comment further.

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MAY 15, 2022

HAMPTON, Va. — The lawyer of Cory Bigsby has filed a motion for a Hampton judge to reconsider bond for the third time in total.

Cory Bigsby, who is the father of missing 4-year-old Codi, has been in jail since February on seven charges of felony child neglect that are unrelated to his son's disappearance.

Cory Bigsby's lawyer files motion to reconsider bond for the third time​

If Bisgby is denied bond again, he will continue to stay in custody until his next court appearance, which is set for June 13.

 

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Bond denied for Cory Bigsby, father of missing 4-year-old Codi​

A judge again denied bond for the father of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby. Cory Bigsby faces seven counts of child neglect, unrelated to his son's disappearance.

www.13newsnow.com

 

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MAY 23, 2022

Motion to reconsider bond for Cory Bigsby denied

Cory Bigsby, who is the father of missing 4-year-old Codi, has been in jail since February on charges of felony child neglect, unrelated to his son's disappearance.

www.13newsnow.com

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His new attorney, Amina Matheny-Willard, filed a motion listing more than 20 reasons why she thinks bond should be reconsidered.

Among them: Hampton police admitting investigators ignored Bigsby's requests for an attorney. She also said prosecutors "grossly overcharged" Bigsby with seven counts of neglect.

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Cory Bigsby will continue to stay in custody until his next court appearance, which is set for June 13.

Bigsby's attorney said she immediately filed an appeal after the hearing on Monday.

 

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MAY 25, 2022

News 3 sits down with HPD Chief Mark Talbot on gun violence, school shootings, Codi Bigsby case​

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Talbot said based on the evidence HPD has, it is not looking for another suspect.

The Chief said he doesn’t want to speculate whether or not Codi is alive or not because he doesn’t know. But he said there is no evidence that he is alive.

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Talbot added that he believes the reason why the child hasn’t turned up is because people are not telling the truth about his whereabouts or what happened.

 

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JUN 6, 2022
Cory Bigsby asks judges for bond, a fourth time.
Bigsby's lawyer, Amina Matheny-Willard, set the bond hearing court date for June 7 at 10:30 a.m. Bigsby will be appearing in court on video, not in person.

JUN 7 updated JUN 8, 2022
Cory Bigsby denied another bond hearing.
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In court Tuesday, his new attorney Matheny-Willard asked Judge Wilson to reconsider Cory’s bond. She claims his last attorney Jeffery Ambrose was “ineffective.”

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She believes his previous bond hearings were based on “emotion.”

“At his previous bond hearings, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s [office] used evidence that was improper, as I’ve argued before, to kind of stir up emotions.”

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“They are continuing to say he’s a person of interest. It’s been over five months and that was the first narrative the police department put out there. So, everyone’s all upset because they feel based on what the police department and Commonwealth Attorney’s office have done that he’s responsible for Codi’s disappearance and he absolutely is not.”

She also believes Hampton police are misleading the community.

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Case against Cory Bigsby, father of missing 4-year-old, moving forward

During Cory Bigsby’s preliminary hearing, a Hampton judge determined there was enough evidence to send his case to trial.

www.wavy.com

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Kevin Kulp with the Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, called on four witnesses; a Walmart loss prevention specialist, two car dealership employees and the new lead detective Steve Rodey.

Walmart security camera video shows Cory in Walmart alone on January 25. Cory admitted to police he left his four young kids home alone that day.

Another video from a car dealership in Norfolk shows Cory with one child on December 13th.

Detective Rodey confirms Cory was away from his 3 youngest kids for 6 hours that day.

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The case heads to the grand jury in July.

 

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JUN 13, 2022
Judge sends Bigsby's child neglect charges to grand jury, denies him bond 5th time

HAMPTON, Va. — Cory Bigsby, a Hampton man accused of felony child neglect, was denied bond by a judge for the fifth time on Monday.

In a morning court hearing, the judge found that there's enough evidence in Bigsby's case to send it to a grand jury on July 5. That grand jury won't decide if he's guilty; they'll decide if there's enough evidence against Bigsby that he should face trial for child neglect.

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Virginia Judiciary Online Case Information System

Case #: CR22000525-01
Case #: CR22000525-02
Filed Date: 06/15/2022
Charge: ABUSE CHILD, DISREGARD LIFE
Code Section: 18.2-371.1
Offense Date: 12/13/2021

07/29/2022	10:30 AM		TRIAL	2
07/22/2022	09:00 AM		PLEA	1
07/05/2022	02:00 PM		GRAND JURY

Case #: CR22000525-03
Case #: CR22000525-04
Case #: CR22000525-05
Case #: CR22000525-06
Filed Date: 06/15/2022
Charge: ABUSE CHILD, DISREGARD LIFE
Code Section: 18.2-371.1
Offense Date: 01/25/2022

07/29/2022	10:30 AM		TRIAL	2
07/22/2022	09:00 AM		PLEA	1
07/05/2022	02:00 PM		GRAND JURY

 

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JUL 5, 2022

Cory Bigsby indicted on 30 counts

The charges in this indictment are unrelated to his son Codi’s disappearance. Codi has not been found, and no one has been charged, although police have repeatedly said Cory Bigsby was the on…

www.wavy.com

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The source tells News 3 the new charges in this indictment include 15 charges of child neglect for leaving the children home alone. Four more charges of alleged child abuse and two additional child neglect charges in connection to those child abuse charges. Also, two misdemeanor charges were added for failure to secure medical attention for an injured child.

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With these new charges, Cory could face up to 162 years in prison.

Cory's lawyer, Amina Matheny-Willard, called the indictments "absolute nonsense."

"This case is not a prosecution.... it's a modern-day lynching," she said.

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JUL 6, 2022

Father of missing boy Codi Bigsby indicted on 30 counts - Court TV​

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According to a source close to the investigation, tells WTKR the new charges in this indictment include 15 charges of child neglect for leaving the children home alone. Four more charges of alleged child abuse and two additional child neglect charges in connection to those child abuse charges. Also, two misdemeanor charges were added for failure to secure medical attention for an injured child.

According to the documents, they were left alone long enough for it to be considered ‘a reckless disregard for human life.’

Court documents show that he neglected to care for at least one of his four children on December 13-15, again on December 28, on January 11 and 25, then once more on February 1.

Court documents say Bigsby committed an act against a child that was, “so gross, wanton, and culpable as to sow a reckless disregard for human life.”

 

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Bigsby family believes missing 4-year-old is alive, offers $25k reward for his return

The family of still missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby is expected to announce a $25,000 reward for information that can help police find him or make an arrest.

www.wavy.com

Family lawyer Amina Matheny-Willard is expected to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. Friday to share more information, specifically to talk about what she says has been inaction by the commonwealth in the case.