M R; Vsp Overholt

You were arrested by an officer whose cases result in conviction far more often than typical. Officer Overholt's 89.9% conviction rate significantly exceeds Virginia's statewide average, and dismissals happen in only 9.8% of cases compared to the statewide rate of 34.7%. This places the officer in the lowest 5.5 percentile statewide—meaning dismissal rates in this officer's arrests are lower than nearly all other officers. This pattern suggests the cases brought tend to proceed to conviction, though it could reflect the strength of the evidence gathered, the specific charges pursued, or other factors in how cases are handled.

Nearly all of Officer Overholt's arrests (2,413 of 2,426 cases) fall under "Other" charges, which carry a 9.8% dismissal rate. The officer has made very few DUI/DWI arrests (5 cases), and all of those resulted in convictions. Without knowing your specific charge, the data indicates that whatever you were arrested for likely follows the broader pattern: most cases don't get dismissed and move toward conviction.