A Loudoun County jury is now deliberating in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a former propane service technician who visited a home in Sterling shortly before it exploded Feb. 16, 2024, killing volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown.
During closing arguments Wednesday morning, Loudoun County prosecutor Eden Holmes told jurors, “This was a tragedy, because of a crime.”
Holmes said “the actions and failures to act” by Roger Bentley, who was working for Southern States Cooperative, caused the explosion at the home on Silver Ridge Drive, killing Brown and injuring 11 others…