Christiansburg Police Department to handle Faville death investigation

CHRISTIANSBURG — Just seconds after a jury convicted Mark Ward Faville of voluntary manslaughter Friday afternoon, he took his own life in a courthouse holding room.

The Montgomery County jury’s verdict was read, and Judge Brett Geisler called for a short recess prior to the sentencing phase of the trial. Faville had just been led out of the courtroom by two deputies to go to a holding room when a commotion ensued.

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