Three people have been charged for a homicide that occurred in Henry County in 2022. On September 21, 2022, deputies responded to a home on Poplar Street in Ridgeway. Deputies found 40-year-old Brent Douglas Wagoner deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.
Over the past two and a half years, investigators have conducted hundreds of interviews and traveled across the Commonwealth in pursuit of justice. As a result of this exhaustive effort and in coordination with the Henry County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, on Monday, May 19, 2025, a Henry County Grand Jury issued indictments on the following individuals:
Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram
• Aggravated Murder – Murder for Hire
• Conspiracy to Commit Murder
Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram
• Aggravated Murder – Murder for Hire
• Conspiracy to Commit Murder
John Antonio Fennell
• Aggravated Murder – Murder for Hire
• Conspiracy to Commit Murder for Hire
• Enter Dwelling at Nighttime to Commit Murder
• Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
• Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony
On May 19, John Antonio Fennell was arrested in Virginia Beach by the Virginia State Police Tactical Team. He is currently being held at the Henry County Adult Detention Center without bond. That same day, Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram, already incarcerated, was served with the indictments and remains held without bond. Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram is currently incarcerated in a Virginia Department of Corrections facility on unrelated charges. These indictments are expected to be formally served next week.
In a separate case, the same grand jury returned indictments against Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram and Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram related to a human trafficking incident from January 2022. The indictments include four charges related to Human Trafficking.
Waylon Allen Cox-Ingram
• Abduction with Intent to Defile (2 counts)
• Conspiracy to Commit Abduction (2 counts)
Patricia Beth Cox-Ingram
• Abduction with Intent to Defile (2 counts)
• Conspiracy to Commit Abduction (2 counts)
On January 10, 2022, a female victim reportedly owed a debt to DaShawn Tucker of Pulaski, VA. In an attempt to settle his own debt with Waylon Cox, Tucker abducted two women from a Food City in Radford, VA, and delivered them to Waylon and Patricia Cox-Ingram at a remote location in Floyd County.
On January 11, 2022, Henry County deputies responded to a 911 text message for help and located the victims at a residence on Sleeping Hills Farm Road. The victims stated they had been abducted and sexually assaulted by strangers as part of an arrangement to settle the debt.
In March 2025, DaShawn Tucker was convicted in Radford for his role in this crime and is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence. One of the victims in the case has reportedly passed away.