HAMPTON – A murder charge was dropped last week against a Hampton man charged in a 2010 fatal shooting. Melvin Orlando Rushing Jr., 23, was charged in the death of 21-year-old Travis Lamont Jones, of Newport News. The charges that were nolle prossed — meaning they were dropped but can be brought back if more evidence is discovered — were murder, two counts of use of a firearm, and robbery, according to court documents filed in Hampton Circuit Court. The charges were nolle prossed on a motion by the Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Karen Rucker, deputy commonwealth's attorney, said the charges were dropped due...
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