A Bedford County man will spend 50 years in prison for brutally attacking a realtor at an open house in Mariners Landing in 2020.

A Roanoke man who was accused of attacking a Bedford realtor back in 2020 has been found guilty.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va – A trial date has been set for a Roanoke man accused of attacking a Bedford realtor earlier this year. Police say Dustin Holdren attacked the realtor near Smith Mountain Lake in June. Dustin Holdren mugshotFriday morning a Bedford County Grand Jury found probable cause for felony charges of attempted rape, aggravated malicious wounding and robbery against Holdren. The case will go before a jury on March 23, 2021. Holdren is being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail without bond.

Feeding Southwest Virginia will open a Pop-up Mobile Food Distribution site today in Franklin County. The Roanoke and Alleghany Health Districts hold a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic today. The New River Health District holds drive-thru flu shot clinics today. Tomorrow, the Pittsylvania-Danville Health District holds a flu vaccine clinic from 8 a.m. to noon at the Danville Community Market. It will hold a drive-thru appreciation event today at the school from noon to 1 p.m.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. A man who is in jail after police said he attacked a local realtor during an open house on Saturday is facing more charges. She should be dead: Friends, colleagues react to realtors attack at open houseWATCH: Keller Williams Lynchburg holding news conference after realtor attackedThe Bedford County Sheriffs Office and the Bedford County Commonwealths Attorneys Office announced the new charges on Wednesday. The robbery charge has a range of sentencing from five years to life. The attempted rape charge has a maximum sentence of ten years. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Bedford County Sheriffs Office at 540-586-4800 or the Bedford County Commonwealths Attorneys Office at 540-586-7628.