Man receives multiple stalking charges
Police have charged John C. Berrios on multiple offenses, including grand larceny, when he allegedly stole a sump pump from a woman’s house and replaced the appliance with a dead animal.
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By Lillian Kafka
Published: May 23, 2008
A 46-year-old Woodbridge man is in jail with no bond after Prince William County police arrested him on multiple charges, including stalking and violating final protective orders, police said.
John Christopher Berrios was arrested after police saw him tampering with the vehicle owned by a 39-year-old woman who had requested protection from Berrios, the father of her child.
Berrios was arrested outside of her Woodbridge home after six months of stalking, and tampering with her vehicle and property, police said.
During one incident earlier this month, Berrios was charged with grand larceny for stealing a sump pump from the woman’s home and placing a dead animal in the hole.
Over the past month, Berrios has received three stalking charges, three violating final protective order charges, two tampering of auto charges and one grand larceny charge.
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Posted by ( rosesandice ) on May 30, 2008 at 5:17 pm
mr young you are seeing this one sided you know mr berrios from doing work for you i have seen first hand what he has done to this young woman. know the picture is very clear. now i am done with this. thank you
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Posted by ( James Young ) on May 29, 2008 at 3:35 pm
“rosesandice,“ some people just seem to want confrontation. And I’m talking about you, not John Berrios.
I fail to understand why you ask silly and punctuation-deficient questions like “would youlike someone to stalk you”? I’m not defending the guy. I’m not even questioning the facts presented. I’m simply saying that this isn’t the guy I’ve come to know, that none of us have all of the facts, and that I hope that all of the facts will reveal a different picture. I can’t say that I’m optimistic that they will.
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Posted by ( rosesandice ) on May 28, 2008 at 11:08 pm
mr young i know this famliy. i have seen what he has put her throw it was and is not pretty at all she went from out going person to haven to looking over her shoulder. agian would youlike someone to stalk you i do not think so the man needs help
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Posted by ( James Young ) on May 28, 2008 at 11:52 am
Kaitlyn is obviously right about not knowing someone, if the story is accurate: I had no idea about his record. All that I know is that he provided good service at a reasonable price (he has an HVAC business). So, “rosesandice,“ don’t be sorry for me, or that I did business with him. Obviously, there is a significant distinction between his professional behavior and his personal behavior (again, if the facts stated in the story are true).
It wouldn’t be the first time that someone I thought I knew had engaged in behavior contradicting his public persona. I suppose we all know of situations like this. A former 11th Congressional District GOP Chairman went to prison for similar behavior. He was an attorney.
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Posted by ( rosesandice ) on May 28, 2008 at 9:35 am
I have know the famliy for awhile and i have seen this young woman go from outgoing to haven to look over her shoulder every time she gose out. i have meet john he is like a wolf in sheeps clothen. my payers go out to this young woman. i agree with kaitlyn in everything she says
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Posted by ( missy ) on May 28, 2008 at 9:21 am
Kaitlyn08 how did you locate this info? Is it a pay site or a free site? Sounds like a good link to have.
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Posted by ( rosesandice ) on May 27, 2008 at 9:24 pm
mr young you need to check out this man. how would you like someone to stalk you for the past year. it is horrible i am sorry you have done business with this man.
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Posted by ( rosesandice ) on May 27, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I know the family and have meet John. He is what I would call a wolf in sheeps clothing. I have watched this young woman for the past year. Go from be very out going to have to look over her shoulder every time she goes some where. She could not even be safe in her own home because of him. John puts on a good act for people. I agree with Kaitlyn. It should not have taken the police so long to do something what are they wanting on for him to KILL THE YOUNG WOMAN AND HER CHILD the police realy need to look into crimes like this when a WOMAN AND CHILD ARE PUT IN DANGER. I thoughts and prayers go out to the young woman and her child
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Posted by ( Kaitlyn08 ) on May 27, 2008 at 9:36 am
First of all, why did it take Prince William County 6 months to actually do something about this AxxHole??? Second, a case search under Virginia Court records shows this guy has a nice little police file. Obviously he has some type of drug or mental problem. I have no idea what type of business Mr. Young has or had with this guy, but I definately would not want him around my house or family at all. Obviously you never really know someone…...
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Posted by ( James Young ) on May 26, 2008 at 9:36 pm
This is very sad, no matter the facts. I’ve done business with John for years, and I truly hope that there are facts of which we are unaware which will exonerate him. In any case, I hope this story does not cause a rush to judgment which would impact adversely his right to a fair trial.
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