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Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia
A wanted man is in custody after abducting and assaulting a woman before barricading himself inside a Fairfax County home for hours over the weekend, police say. Silvio Meza, Jr., 33, put police through their paces on Sunday afternoon during a standoff that lasted more than seven hours after an incident involving a woman he injured during an altercation. Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on March 10, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were approached by a woman who had been assaulted by a man - later identified as Meza - who was inside a home in the 6700 block of Chestnut Avenue in M…
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Man Arrested Returning To Scene Of Domestic Dispute Day Later In Virginia, Police Say
A man who went back to the scene of the crime was arrested by police in Prince William County for a pair of domestic disputes involving a 20-year-old woman, officials say. Dumfries resident Zackery Maurice Thomas, 25, is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a woman on Tuesday afternoon and then coming back the following morning for seconds, according to investigators. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 15800 block of Isben Place in Dumfries at approximately 1 p.m. on Feb. 27 to investigate a domestic dispute. Police say that Thomas and a friend g…
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Alleged Rapist Arrested Hours After Assault In Arlington, Police Say
A sexual assault investigation that was launched in Arlington led to the arrest of a 40-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on Thursday morning, police say. Vernon Koning has been arrested and charged with rape and strangulation following an early-morning incident on Feb. 8 in Crystal City, according to the Arlington Police Department. At around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, officers were alerted about a reported rape that had just taken place. Investigators say that the woman was walking in the area when she began talking with Koning, who allegedly led her to an outdoor…
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Man Grabs 14-Year-Old's Neck During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after police said he struck a 14-year-old and grabbed his neck during an argument in Prince William County. Alvaro Jasmany Toledo-Garcia and the boy were arguing at The Crossings at Summerland Apartments located in the 13700 block of Keelingwood Cl., in Woodbridge, around 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, county police said. During the incident, Toledo-Garcia struck the boy before grabbing his neck, police said. The two eventually separated, and Toledo-Garcia fled the apartment. While investigating the incident, Toledo-Garcia returned to th…
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Man Arrested For Strangling Teen Breaking Up Fight With Woman In Virginia Apartment, Police Say
A grown man who choked a teenager attempting to intervene during a domestic dispute involving a woman in Prince William County has been apprehended, according to police. Shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Woodburn Apartment complex in the 11300 block of Golden Leaf Circle in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving 39-year-old Joseph Edward Moore III and a woman. According to police, Moore was involved in a verbal altercation with the 34-year-old woman that rapidly escalated, leading him to a…
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Teen Strangled While Breaking Up Fight In Virginia Apartment, Police Say
A grown man who choked a teenager attempting to intervene during a domestic dispute involving a woman in Prince William County is at large, according to police. Shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday night, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Woodburn Apartment complex in the 11300 block of Golden Leaf Circle in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving 39-year-old Joseph Edward Moore III and a woman. According to police, Moore was involved in a verbal altercation with the 34-year-old woman that rapidly escalated, leading him to allegedly pu…
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Man Strangled Woman, Stole Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Apartment: Police
A Virginia man is behind bars after terrorizing a woman during a domestic incident inside a Prince William County apartment, police say. On Tuesday morning, officers were called to the Woodbridge Station Apartments in the 13900 block of Wasp Way, where a woman reported a violent domestic incident involving 30-year-old Elijah Nickey Rankin. According to police, the two got into a heated argument that resulted in Rankin physically preventing the woman from contacting the police before grabbing her throat as the dispute continued. It is alleged that Rankin then destroyed items and clothes wit…
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Knife-Wielding Man Threatened To Burn Down Woman's Home During Dispute In Virginia, Police Say
A 19-year-old Virginia man was arrested after assaulting a woman and threatening to burn down her house, authorities said. Gabriel Rivera was arguing with a woman in a home on Corbin Court in Woodbridge when he grabbed her neck and threatened her with a knife around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, Prince William County police said. He threw her to the ground and kicked her, then left the home and called her threatening to burn the house down, police said. The victim reported minor injuries. An arrest warrant was issued of Rivera on charges of strangulation, threats to burn, and domestic assa…
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Man Sodomizes, Strangles 19-Year-Old Victim In Virginia Home: Cops
A 41-year-old Woodbridge man was being held without bond after sexually assaulting a 19-year-old man with his arms wrapped around his neck, police said. Alejandro Piedras Padilla was standing with an acquaintance on the 13900 bock of Richmond Highway when he wrapped his arms around the other man's neck and sodomized him Saturday, Oct. 7, Prince William County police said. "At some point during the encounter, the victim was able to separate from the accused and fled the residence," police said. Officers in the area at the time were flagged down shortly after the encount…
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Sneak Attack: VA Gunman Chokes Teen From Car's Backseat, Police Say
The man who hid in the backseat of a car and choked a woman who was meeting with an acquaintance to make a deal has been apprehended in Prince William County, authorities said. Carlyle Jermaine Worrell, Jr., 20 was arrested this week after a botched clothing exchange last month in a quiet Woodbridge road, when he allegedly snuck up from behind, choked a teen girl and took her phone away, police say. The scary scene played out in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 16, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 14300 block of Springrbrook Court to investigate…
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Serial Abuser Accused Of Abducting, Assaulting Woman In MD
A near two-week investigation into a reported domestic dispute in Prince William County led to the arrest of an alleged abuser who has repeatedly assaulted a woman, according to police. David Ian Lucey, 37, of Stafford, was apprehended on Sunday, May 7 following into an alleged aggravated assault that was reported late last month in the 4300 block of Inn Street in Triangle. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to Inn Street, where there was a report of a domestic disturbance that had just taken place. The investi…
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Home Invader Beats, Holds Woman Hostage In Northern VA: PD
A 22-year-old man broke into a woman's home through an unlocked sliding glass door and held her hostage in Prince William County, authorities said. Davaughn Damani Higgins got into the apartment at Misty Ridge Apartments in the 15000 block of Sunny Ridge Court, in Woodbridge, and then destroyed it around 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, Prince William County police said. When the homeowner arrived home, her apartment was a mess — and Higgins was inside. Higgins immediately grabbed the victim and pulled her into the apartment, then refused to let her leave. At one point during th…
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