HENRY COUNTY, Va. (rbs news now) — Henry County authorities announced developments in two separate criminal investigations during a news conference held on May 23.

Joined by Henry County Commonwealth’s Attorney Andrew Nester, Sheriff Wayne Davis revealed that three individuals have been indicted in the shooting death of Brent Douglas Wagoner, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds at a home on Poplar Street in Ridgeway on September 21, 2022.

“We stand before you to address significant developments in a homicide that has haunted a local family for far too long,” said Sheriff Davis. “After a tireless investigation and relentless determination by our dedicated team, we are thankful to begin the legal process in an effort to bring justice to the victim and, ultimately, closure to their family.”

Following more than two years of investigation, a Henry County Grand Jury issued the following indictments on May 19:

Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram and Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram

• Aggravated murder – Murder for hire
• Conspiracy to commit murder

John Antonio Fennell

• Aggravated murder – Murder for hire
• Conspiracy to commit murder for hire
• Enter dwelling at nighttime to commit murder
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony

Fennell was arrested in Virginia Beach on the day the indictments were issued by a Virginia State Police tactical team and is currently being held without bond at the Henry County Adult Detention Center.

Patricia Cox-Ingram, already in custody, was served with the indictments the same day.

Waylon Cox-Ingram remains incarcerated on unrelated charges and is expected to be served next week.

In a separate investigation, the same grand jury returned additional indictments against Waylon and Patricia Cox-Ingram for their alleged roles in a human trafficking case that began in January 2022.

Both face two counts of abduction with intent to defile and two counts of conspiracy to commit abduction.

According to investigators, DaShawn Tucker of Pulaski abducted two women—Catlyn Wilhelm and Tabatha Stephenson—from a Food City in Radford on January 10, 2022.

In an effort to repay a drug debt owed to Waylon Cox-Ingram, Tucker delivered the women to Waylon and Patricia Cox-Ingram at a remote location in Floyd County.

Authorities were alerted the next day by a 9-1-1 text message, leading Henry County deputies to a trailer on Sleeping Hills Farm Road, where the women were found.

Both victims reported being abducted and sexually assaulted by strangers as part of the debt exchange.

Sheriff Davis stated that Wilhelm, one of the victims, passed away in August 2022, and her death was not related to the incident before trial proceedings began.

However, her testimony—previously recorded during preliminary hearings in Radford and Henry County—was presented during Tucker’s three-day trial in March 2025.

On March 28, a Radford City jury found Tucker guilty of abduction with intent to defile, conspiracy to abduct, and sex trafficking.

He was sentenced to 50 years, with 20 suspended, resulting in a 30-year active sentence.

Davis closed the conference with a message to the community: “Let this serve as a message to those who believe they can escape accountability: the Henry County Sheriff’s Office does not forget. We will pursue justice no matter how much time passes. Our commitment to this community and to the victims of crime is unwavering. Justice may take time, but it will come.”

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