MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Former Blacksburg Town Councilman Liam Watson was sentenced April 27, 2026 on fraud charges of which he had been convicted, according to the Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
In a statement to WDBJ7, the office of the Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney confirmed the sentencing:
“Mr. Watson was sentenced on April 27 by Judge Turk. Judge Turk sentenced him 2 years on each of the three felony convictions. Those sentences are concurrent. He will be on 2 years of unsupervised probation and will have to pay the court costs.”
The Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office…