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You are subscribed to USAO - Virginia, Western news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Hatchet Assault in National Park 03/20/2026 08:00 AM EDT HARRISONBURG, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Springfield, Va., man yesterday for assaulting his then-girlfriend with a hatchet while camping in the Shenandoah National Park.According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on the night of August 24, 2025, Soufiane Bougria, 31, and his then-girlfriend (Victim 1) were camping at the Mathews Arm Campground in the Shenandoah National Park. Three different park visitors testified that they witnessed a heated and violent argument between Bougria and Victim 1 in the late-night hours of August 24.

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