Former US lawyer for the eastern district of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead Saturday morning, in Alexandria, Virginia, according to the police.
He is 43 years old.
Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a house in Beverly Drive on the outskirts of Washington, DC, around 9:18 Saturday for a report of an unresponsive woman, according to A Police statement. They found Abers died inside.
Former US lawyer Jessica Aber holds a position from October 2021 to January 2025.
(Department of Justice)
The police said the investigation was ongoing around the state of his death. The head of the medical examiner head will determine the causes and ways of death, the police said.
Aber, who served as US lawyer in Virginia for most of the Biden government, served in October 2021 after a unanimous voice was confirmed by the Senate and resigned in January, shortly after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
As US lawyers, Aber watched about 300 prosecutors and other staff staff and handled federal prosecution in the state.
He began working in the office starting in 2009 as an assistant US lawyer, demanding financial fraud, public corruption, crime of violence and cases of child exploitation, according to online biography.
He received a Bachelor of Law degree from William and Mary Law School in 2006.
“We broke our hearts outside of words to find out the death of our friends and former colleagues, US prosecutors Jessica Aber In a statement. “He is unmatched as a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and he is only irreplaceable as a human being. We are still amazed about how much he achieved in a too short time in this world.”
Calling it “Virginian who is proud of secondary schools through college and throughout his career,” Siebert’s next statement said: “Professionalism, grace, and legal sharpness set standards. Although we are destroyed by this loss, each of us in the eastern district of Virginia (EDVA) will see examples and try hard to live up to that standard.
In a statementAttorney General Virginia Jason Miyaras said he was sad to know his death, saying “his public service career was a US lawyer for the eastern district of Virginia and whose work with Virginia’s ceasefire saved more lives than we might realize.”
He added, “Our thoughts and prayers with their families this week.”
ABC News’ Alexandra Faul contributed to this report.