FAIRFAX CITY MAYOR ARRESTED IN METH-FOR-SEX SCHEME
The mayor of Fairfax City has been arrested and charged in connection with what authorities say was a methamphetamine for-sex scheme. Richard “Scott” Silverthorne, 50, was arrested as part of an undercover operation by police, authorities announced Friday. The scheme involved offers of meth in exchange for group sexual encounters with men, police allege.Before his arrest Thursday, police claim Silverthorne provided the drug to undercover detectives at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tysons Corner.