Beltran

If you were arrested by Officer Beltran in Hopewell, you're facing steeper odds than most people arrested elsewhere in Virginia. His dismissal rate is 20.9%—nearly 14 percentage points below the statewide average of 34.7%—meaning cases against his arrests are substantially less likely to get thrown out. He ranks in the bottom fifth of officers statewide on dismissals. A 79.1% conviction rate signals that charges he brings tend to stick. This doesn't mean your case is hopeless, but it reflects a pattern: Beltran's arrests move through Hopewell's independent city court system with conviction as the likely outcome.

Your charge type matters significantly. If you were arrested for Driving Suspended, every single case Beltran filed on that charge resulted in conviction—zero dismissals across 14 cases. However, if your charge is Drug Possession or Assault & Battery, those categories show 100% dismissal rates, though the sample sizes are tiny (8 and 6 cases respectively). The bulk of Beltran's cases fall under "Other" charges (129 cases), which have a 13.7% dismissal rate—the lowest category. Where your specific charge lands will largely determine what typically happens next.