Waynesboro, VIRGINIA

COUNCILMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX CHARGE
SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL

Waynesboro councilman Dubose Egleston,55, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor sexual battery. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, all of it suspended. Half of a $1,000 fine also was suspended. Police and prosecutors refuse to give details.

Egleston served as a Waynesboro councilman from 1998 to 2002, but lost his seat. He failed in subsequent bids in 2004, 2006 and 2008 to rejoin council.