A FORMER DAMASCUS VIRGINIA POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL DISTRICT COURT. TONY RICHARDSON IS CHARGED WITH SELLING METHAMPHETAMINE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO AN INFORMANT. A JUDGE CONTINUED RICHARDSON’S CASE AFTER HE CLAIMED TO NEED MORE TIME WITH HIS NEW ATTORNEY TO PREPARE HIS CASE. RICHARDSON HAS HIRED AN ATTORNEY OUT OF ROANOKE. THE TOWN OF DAMASCUS IS STILL SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR RICHARDSON, BUT SO FAR, NO ONE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE JOB.