Over the weekend, a former Virginia lawmaker was arrested on felony gun and drug charges as well as a misdemeanor charge of violating a protective order. Matt Fariss, who previously served in the House of Delegates as a Republican and later ran unsuccessfully as an independent, was booked at a Blue Ridge Regional Jail facility early Sunday.
According to Lt. Jarrett Rea of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Fariss faces charges of possession of a Schedule I or II drug, possession of a Schedule I or II drug while possessing a firearm, and misdemeanor violation of a protective order. Rea confirmed the charges but did not provide further details about the allegations or the circumstances leading to Fariss' arrest. More information is expected to be available on Monday.
