Virginia Family Slain

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ A hearing for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of his wife and three stepchildren in Newport News has been continued until January 4th. John Moses Ragin’s status hearing had been set for Wednesday in Newport News Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The 36-year-old Ragin is being held without bond. Ragin is accused of stabbing to death his wife, Crystal, and her three children, ages 6, 10 and 15. Their bodies were found in their burned apartment August 19th. Crystal Ragin was in the military and assigned to Fort Eustis. Ragin was arrested August 20th in South Carolina. The couple’s 5-year-old son had been left with a relative. Ragin has denied any involvement with the crimes.