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Convicted killer gets five years in Amherst jailhouse beating
Timothy Wright Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding 27-year-old Donnie Seamster in an Aug. 18 beating at the Amherst County jail. Seamster and Wright shared a cellblock in the jail while Wright was awaiting an October trial on murder and various gun charges. As Seamster regained consciousness, he testified, Wright told him, “I ought to kill you like I did the last one. In October, a jury found Wright guilty of the May 3 slaying of 19-year-old Justin Baumgard-ner.
Lynchburg News Advance - Feb 13, 2009
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Killer gets 63 years; accomplice pleads
Related: Click here for more stories on the case An Amherst circuit judge on Wednesday sentenced convicted killer Timothy Wright Jr. to 63 years in state prison for fatally shooting a Naola man in a jealous rage in May. In October, a jury convicted Wright, 22, of first-degree murder in the May 3 slaying of 19-year-old Justin Baumgardner. According to testimony and evidence presented during the four-day trial in Amherst County Circuit Court that culminated in Wright's conviction Oct. 4, Wright ki...
Lynchburg News Advance - Dec 10, 2008
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Testimony points at jealousy in Amherst teen's death
According to testimony Tuesday in Amherst County General District Court, that jealousy was what motivated Timothy Wright Jr. to gun down Justin Baumgardner the evening of May 3 as Baumgardner drove down Virginia 130. He testified against Wright on Tuesday and said Wright stole his pistol, which prosecutors believe was used to shoot Baumgardner. Turpin said she suspected Wright had hurt Baumgardner when Baumgardner did not call her later that night.
Lynchburg News Advance - Aug 5, 2008
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Amherst County man facing murder charge denied bond
Justin Baumgardner (above) was found dead the morning of May 4. Authorities arrested Timothy Wayne Wright Jr., 21, two days later. According to a search warrant, Davis told police he was with Wright when Baumgardner was shot and that Wright stole his Cobra .380 semi-automatic handgun used in the shooting.
Lynchburg News Advance - Jun 12, 2008
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Amherst deputy's son faces murder charge
Justin Davis had previously told authorities he had been abducted by Timothy Wayne Wright Jr., who is charged with murder in the death of Justin Baumgardner (above). Authorities had already arrested 21-year-old Timothy Wayne Wright Jr. on charges including murder and abducting Justin Davis in the death of 19-year-old Justin Baumgardner. A search warrant filed by the Amherst County Sheriff's Office identified Justin Davis as a witness to the murder, stating he told investigators he was with Wrigh...
Lynchburg News Advance - May 22, 2008
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Amherst sheriff asks state police for help in teen murder case
Deputies have charged Timothy Wayne Wright Jr., 21, of Amherst, with murder. Justin Davis was with Wright when Baumgardner was shot and told police what he saw, the warrants state. Wright is being held at the Amherst County Jail.
Lynchburg News Advance - May 13, 2008
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Witness to Amherst County teen's murder revealed
AMHERST - Search warrants and affidavits filed this week in Amherst County Circuit Court reveal that an eyewitness linked Timothy Wayne Wright Jr., 21, to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Justin Baumgardner. A search warrant states Justin Davis was with Wright when Baumgardner was shot and told police what he saw. He said the handgun that killed Baumgardner was stolen from him and that Wright was wearing a black cap and lost it during the incident.
Lynchburg News Advance - May 8, 2008
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Amherst resident arrested in killing of man found in truck
Timothy Wayne Wright Jr., 21, of Lipscomb Hollow Road, was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. at the Mountain View Shopping Center in the Town of Amherst. Wright is charged with the murder of 19-year-old Justin Baumgardner, of Monroe, who was found dead in his Chevrolet pickup truck in a driveway on Elon Road in Amherst County. He said nothing about Baumgardner suggesting that he had any enemies. “He was just a nice kid, just kind of blended in with everybody else. Guill added that he didn't know of...
Lynchburg News Advance - May 6, 2008
