Waynesboro shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder

According to court records, 24-year-old Jacob Preston Sipe was also indicted by the grand jury last Monday on charges including use of a firearm in the commission of a crime, enticement of a minor to commit a crime and discharge of a firearm into a building or dwelling. The first-degree murder charge was upgraded from an earlier second-degree murder charge against Sipe.

On the morning of July 23, Trevor Hill, a 33-year-old Waynesboro resident, was killed in a shooting in the 400 block of James Avenue.

Waynesboro police responded to James Avenue around 9 a.m. on July 23 after receiving reports of a gun being discharged. Sipe was arrested later that morning and taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Sipe is being held without bail at the Middle River Regional Jail in Verona.

The murder case has been assigned to Augusta County Prosecutor Tim Martin. Waynesboro Commonwealth's Attorney David Ledbetter has recused himself from the case due to a conflict of interest.