On this page you’ll (eventually) find a series of timelines related to various issues in town. Unfortunately, the research, fact and date validation, timeline creation, and website coding of these timelines takes time, and we are all volunteers. Thank you for your patience as we work to bring you as much information we can as quickly as we can!
Admin Note: The timeline(s) presented represent in immense number of volunteer hours of work over a multi-month period. The timelines were compiled from a variety of sources including reputable news organizations, public records, legal case documents, Freedom of Information Act requests from the county and town, and personal interviews with individuals involved.
Where feasible, we have uploaded supporting documents or linked to news articles to support the information within the timeline(s).
COMING SOON: Ben Nett Timeline
A vast majority of the drama that the town has endured since January 2025 can be directly attributed to the influences and actions of suspended Vice Mayor and former Purcellville Police Officer Carl “Ben” Nett.
Mr. Nett was involved in the hiring of both Kwasi Fraser and Anthony Sabio, both of whom he had political or personal connections to. Based on the evidence presented, we challenge our audience to consider whether the hiring of either of these individuals was in part due to a belief that doing so would provide a personally benefit to Mr. Nett.
Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of events related to Mr. Nett and his various personal and official actions, lawsuits, pending legal status, and formal recall, this timeline is quite extensive. Because we want to ensure that all of our timelines include supporting documents and links to relative supporting information, the creation of these timelines can take dozens or even hundreds of hours of research and analysis. Thank you for your patience as our volunteers continue to work through the documents and information!
- Details of internal affairs investigations of Nett’s behavior while an employee of the Purcellville Police Department prior to his election (July 2024 and September 2024)
- Nett’s participation in the firing of town manager Rick Bremseth and the hiring of former mayor Kwasi Fraser (January 2025)
- Nett’s participation in a private meeting and private communications with independent Police Consultant Mike Jones regarding the Purcellville Police Department (January 2025)
- Nett’s correspondence with Mike Jones regarding his intent to be the next Chief of Police following the resignation of Chief Barry Dufek (February 2025)
- Complaints and Internal Affairs investigations into Nett’s behavior as a Purcellville Police officer while also serving as an elected town council member (February 2025)
- Nett’s administrative suspension from the police force and subsequent placement on the Brady-Giglio list by the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney’s Office due to concerns about his credibility, which resulted in his inability to testify in court as a law enforcement officer (February 2025)
- Nett’s phone calls with PPD Sergeant David Camp, offering the position of interim police chief with an expectation of being reinstated to duty upon such appointment (February 2025)
- The details of a citizen effort to against Vice Mayor Nett and other members of Purcellville Town Council (March 2025)
- Nett’s subsequent firing as a result of those investigations (April 2025)
- Nett’s participation in town council vote to disband the Purcellville Police Department only four days after his firing (April 2025)
- The filing of the citizen recall against Nett and initial court actions. (April 2024)
Editor’s note: We hope to provide a more detailed timeline specific to the Nett Recall at a later date - Nett’s grievance panel hearing and the subsequent determination by the panel in favor of reinstating Nett as a Purcellville Police officer (June 2025)
- Nett’s and Kwasi Frasers subsequent indictment and arrest for felony Conspiracy for Bid Rigging and felony Fraudulent Commercial Dealing as a result of one or more alleged interactions with Mr. Jones prior to the formal bidding process (July 2025)
- Nett’s additional indictment on 4 counts of felony Computer Trespass as a result of his alleged use of police computers and databases to obtain information about one or more political rivals and/or private citizens. (July 2025)
- Acting Town Manager Diana Hays’ decision to recuse herself from implementing the grievance panel determination, resulting in the matter being forwarded to the courts for action (November 2025)
- The Loudoun County Circuit Court’s determination that they did not have authority or jurisdiction to determine the grievance matter. (November 2025)
- Commonwealth Attorney Eric Olsen’s legal determination finding that Nett’s Grievance Process was not conducted in accordance with Town of Purcellville policy or Virginia state law, resulting in the nullification of the determination (November 2025)
- (Timeline to be continued)