A Walnut Creek native died over the weekend in Virginia just months after she resigned as the top federal prosecutor representing part of that state.

Jessica Aber, 43, who resigned as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia as the new administration of President Donald Trump took over on Jan. 20, was found dead by police in Alexandria who responded Saturday morning to a report of an unresponsive woman.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.