December 1984
Events that took place in Fairfax County in December, 1984:
- December 3 – 26-year-old Arthur Moody is injured in a methane gas explosion at the Lorton Reformatory's Youth Center I.[1]
- December 6 – 21-year-old Anthony Johnson is fatally injured in a second methane gas explosion at the Lorton Reformatory's Youth Center I. Johnson is taken to the Washington Hospital Center, where he dies on December 24. The 400 prisoners at the youth center are moved to other facilities at the prison.[1][2]
- December 10 – 42-year-old Fairfax County Police Chief Carroll D. Buracker announces that he will retire in February, 1985.[3]
- December 14 – 23-year-old James A. Gray fatally stabs 30-year-old Chester B. Clark in the chest with a steak knife in the parking lot of his apartment building at 9140 Richmond Highway in Fort Belvoir.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pianin, Eric, and John Ward Anderson. "400 Evacuated After Explosion in Lorton Dorm." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 07 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "Lorton Burn Victim Dies." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 26 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Hockstader, Lee. "County Police Chief to Retire." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 11 1984. ProQuest. Web. 23 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Fairfax Resident Held in Slaying of Manassas Man."The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 16 1984. ProQuest. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "Addenda." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 23 1985. ProQuest. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
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