Brent Wagoner

Brent Wagoner

Status: ARREST_MADE

City: Ridgeway

State: Virginia

County: Henry County

Date of birth: May 26, 1982

Date of death: September 21, 2022

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Cause of death: Gun Firearm

Anniversary month: September

LEA: Martinsville Sheriff's Office

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Case Description

***ARREST MADE*** On May 23, 2025, Henry County officials held a press conference announcing the arrest of three people for the 2022 killing of Brent Wagoner, 40. Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram, Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram, & John Antonio Fennell were all indicted by a grand jury on May 19, 2025. All three were charged with Aggravated Murder – Murder for Hire & Conspiracy to Commit Murder.

On September 21, 2022, Brent Douglas Wagoner was shot at his home at 4 Poplar Street in Ridgeway, VA. His family continues to work with the investigating agency seeking justice for Brent.

Anyone with information concerning Brent Douglas Wagoner's murder is asked to call the Martinsville Sheriff's Office at 276-403-5151. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Martinsville & Henry County Crimestoppers at 276-632-7463 or nationwide at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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