20-year old indicted after man shot, killed in August I-85 shooting in Mecklenburg

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 20-year-old man who shot and killed another man along Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County in August 2025 was handed eight felony indictments.

On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Mecklenburg County Grand Jury handed down eight felony indictments against 20-year-old Jason Glidewell, II, of Bracey, for the killing of 20-year-old Hunter A. Bates, formerly of Colonial Heights, along I-85 in Mecklenburg County.

Bracey was indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, felony homicide, shooting a firearm from a vehicle, maliciously shooting at a vehicle, reckless handling of a firearm and unlawfully shooting/wounding a person while committing a felony.

At 3:47 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, Virginia State Police troopers were notified of a shooting along I-85 northbound at Mile Marker 5 in Mecklenburg.

Troopers found a Honda Civic that had gone off the right side of the road and stopped in a culvert.

The driver, Bates, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police. A female passenger was transported to an area hospital but was later released.

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, police found the vehicle Glidewell was believed to be driving at the time of the shooting and he was reported at large and considered “armed and dangerous.” He was taken into custody without incident after an acquaintance of Glidewell called and said he wanted to turn himself in on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Glidewell also reportedly faces unrelated outstanding misdemeanor charges out of Nottoway County.

His next scheduled court appearance is on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Mecklenburg General District Court.