Former Virginia TV weatherman arrested as fugitive on sexual extortion charges

Former local Virginia meteorologist Joshua Fitzpatrick, 42, is facing charges of sexual extortion after he was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Ohio on Tuesday.
The Albemarle County Police Department began an investigation into Fitzpatrick in late February after an assault was reported, according to a press release on Wednesday.

“The victim reported that after a consensual sexual encounter, they were extorted and threatened with the release of a video taken unknowingly and without their consent,” the release said.