| Actor | Role | Function in this matter |
|---|---|---|
| N. D. “Rocky” Holcomb | Sheriff / High Constable, Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office | Elected constitutional officer leading VBSO; ultimate authority over jail, court security, and civil process, including how writs of possession are executed and how Professional Standards investigations are handled. |
| Undersheriff Brian Struzzieri | Undersheriff | Senior executive under the Sheriff assisting in overall management and oversight of Sheriff’s Office operations, including Courts and Professional Standards. |
| Chief Deputy Tina Mapes | Chief Deputy of Administration | Oversees administrative operations (HR, finance, policy-level administration); sits above Professional Standards and operational captains in the administrative chain. |
| Chief Deputy Alvie Culanding | Chief Deputy of Judicial Operations | Oversees Courts Division (Court Security, Civil Process, Transportation, Emergency Management), which includes deputies who serve and execute writs of possession. |
| Chief Deputy Joseph Bartolomeo | Chief Deputy of Correctional Operations (formerly Professional Standards & Accountability) | Formerly commanded Professional Standards & Accountability (internal investigations, policy, accreditation); now in Corrections but still in senior chain over standards and accountability functions. |
| Captain, Professional Standards & Accountability (e.g., Capt. Lois Thompson) |
Division Commander, Professional Standards & Accountability | Commands Professional Standards & Accountability Division: internal investigations, policy compliance, accreditation, DOC standards; command slot over Sgt. Standard and the assigned investigator. |
| Captain W. Thomas | Captain, assigned investigator, Case 26-02-023 CC | Internal investigator assigned to Petitioner’s complaint; responsible for investigating how the court case and writ execution were handled; contact listed as 757-385-4446 (Mon–Fri, 9:00–4:00). |
| Sergeant Ashana T. Standard | Sergeant, Office of Professional Standards | Receives and acknowledges complaints; signed and emailed the February 17, 2026 acknowledgment opening Case 26-02-023 CC. |
| Unnamed Civil Process / Courts deputies | Deputies, Courts Division | Carried out the writ of possession at Petitioner’s residence; their actions and documentation are part of the Professional Standards fact pattern. |
| Actor | Role | Function in this matter |
|---|---|---|
| Judges of Virginia Beach General District Court (UD bench) | GDC judges (e.g., Lahne, Iaquinto, Menago) | Heard Petitioner’s unlawful detainer case and related motions; issued judgments and writs that were transmitted for execution. |
| Pamela Pringle | Clerk of Court and FOIA Officer, Virginia Beach GDC | Manages GDC docketing, case files, and writ issuance; designated FOIA officer; official point of contact for the UD judgment, writs, and GDC-level filings. |
| Virginia Beach GDC Clerk’s Office staff | Deputy clerks, civil division | Handle intake, fax and mail, and processing of civil filings and writs; their treatment of Petitioner’s filings and faxes is central to the clerk-misconduct and non-docketing narrative. |
| Judges of Virginia Beach Circuit Court | Circuit Court judges | Hear appeals de novo from GDC and original actions seeking declaratory, injunctive, sanctions, and supervisory relief concerning clerk and sheriff conduct. |
| Tina Sinnen | Clerk of Circuit Court | Elected clerk responsible for docketing and maintaining Circuit records; her office receives and dockets Petitioner’s Circuit filings and exhibits, including oversight materials and this actor map. |
| Circuit civil-division leadership (e.g., Tracey Entwisle, Elena Chan, Sarah Hall, Soraia Brinkley) |
Chief deputy / supervisors, civil docket | Oversee day-to-day civil docketing; practically control how quickly and accurately Circuit civil filings, including this Petition and related exhibits, are processed. |