Cornelius I. Hayes, 56, of Blackstone, Virginia, was sentenced today
to life in prison for the murder of James Stephenson Lee in the parking
lot of the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, on
February 22, 2012.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Virginia; Jeffrey C. Mazanec, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s
Richmond Field Office; and Kim Lampkins, Special Agent in Charge,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, made the
announcement after the sentencing by United States District Court Judge
Henry E. Hudson.
“Cornelius Hayes executed a friend in broad daylight; chased his
girlfriend at gunpoint; and then shot at and left for dead, someone who
had come to help,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Today’s sentence is
just punishment for this senseless and callous violence that endangered
everyone at the VA Medical Center that fateful morning.”
“Mr. Hayes’ cold-blooded and egregious actions against these victims,
including innocent bystanders from the surrounding community, cannot be
tolerated and merit today’s sentencing,” said Special Agent in Charge
Mazanec.
Hayes pled guilty on September 25, 2012, to use of a firearm in
relation to a violent crime causing the death of another. In documents
filed with the court, Hayes admitted to approaching Lee and a female in
the parking of the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran Administration Medical
Center on February 22, 2012. After a brief verbal confrontation with the
female, Hayes brandished a .38-caliber revolver and shot Lee in the
shoulder. Hayes chased the female a short distance, only to return to
Lee and shoot him a second time in the head. Lee died as a result of the
gunshots fired by Hayes.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Richmond Field Office and the
Veteran’s Administration-Office of the Inspector General. Assistant
United States Attorneys Peter S. Duffey and Erik S. Siebert prosecuted
the case on behalf of the United States.
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