Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff
Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff A man cursing and screaming at hotel and Wawa employees is behind bars, police in Stafford County said. A man later identified as Michael Fauntleroy, 55, of Fredericksburg, brought police to the Excel Inn & Suites on Warrenton Road around 1:50 a.m. Jan. 18, for cursing and screaming at an employee, the county sheriff's office said. Fauntleroy was removed from the property, and authorities hoped that was the end of that. It wasn't. Ten minutes later, Fauntleroy went to the Wawa on South Gateway Drive and did the same, authorities said. There, Fauntleroy threatened d…
Grand Juror Who Shared Privileged Proceedings On Social Media Gets Prison Time In DC: Feds Grand Juror Who Shared Privileged Proceedings On Social Media Gets Prison Time In DC: Feds
Grand Juror Who Shared Privileged Proceedings On Social Media Gets Prison Time In DC: Feds Alexander Hamilton - nope, not that one - is making headlines in Washington, DC again. Hamilton, 29, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after admitting in federal court to contempt and obstruction of justice for illegally recording and publishing grand jury proceedings to seemingly bolster his social media following, federal authorities announced. The District resident was ultimately brought down by that social media presence.  According to court documents, Hamilton, a former special police officer who worked as an armed guard at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space…
Strange Situation Leads To Fentanyl Bust For Pair In Stafford: Sheriff Strange Situation Leads To Fentanyl Bust For Pair In Stafford: Sheriff
Strange Situation Leads To Fentanyl Bust For Pair In Stafford: Sheriff A strange situation led to drug charges for two people in Stafford County, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's deputies were called to Southern View Drive for reports of a man chasing another person around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, Sheriff David Decatur said. When deputies arrived, the person being chased was nowhere to be found, but the male doing the chasing was there with a female. The male, Ariss Mason, 33, with no fixed address, was found to have been waned out of Manassas. The female, Katlynn Barbour, 18, had several signs of being under the influence, authorities said. Both…
Knife-Wielding Man Attempted To Grab Officers' Holster While Resisting Arrest In VA: Police Knife-Wielding Man Attempted To Grab Officers' Holster While Resisting Arrest In VA: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Attempted To Grab Officers' Holster While Resisting Arrest In VA: Police A man attempted to disarm an arresting officer after threatening a woman with a knife in Virginia, police say. Officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to Fairfax Drive near North George Mason Drive over the weekend to investigate a report of a suspicious man who had approached a woman while brandishing a knife. According to officials, Manassas resident Alexis Zapata, 31, ran towards a woman's car with the weapon, prompting her to drive away and call the police to the 4800 block of Fairfax Drive, where officers attempted to arrest Zapata, though he had other ideas. Zapata …
Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff
Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff A 53-year-old Stafford man went through great lengths to avoid being arrested for failing to make a court appearance, and only managed to compound his legal troubles, the sheriff's office says. David Grice was scheduled to appear in Stafford General District Court on Wednesday morning, but instead opted to skip it, prompting a home visit by deputies to take in the wanted man. At around noon on Dec. 27, deputies responded to Grice's Mount Vernon Avenue home, and while one person advised that no one by that name lived there, Grice ultimately came to the front door, where a strange scene playe…
Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police
Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police A 30-year-old man tried to take on police officers in Arlington attempting to arrest him after he illegally gained entry into a woman's home, officials say. Members of the Arlington Police Department were called at around 4:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon to the 700 block of North Glebe Road, where there was a report of "suspicious circumstances" involving a man and woman.  It is alleged that the woman was inside her home when James Carter busted into her apartment without permission, police say, though when the woman verbally confronted him, Carter reportedly retreated from the unit. Res…
Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff
Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff A 34-year-old Stafford man was jailed after authorities said he trespassed at a South Stafford Wawa with drugs. Brett Simpson had been trespassed from the South Gateway Drive Wawa, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. But at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, he was back on the property. Being that he was wearing a reflective jacket, deputies found Simpson rather quickly. When asked if he in fact had been trespassed from the property, Simpson told deputies he "might have been" and that he was "sorry for returning," the sheriff's office said.  A sergeant told Simpson that the next t…
Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police
Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police What started as a verbal domestic dispute in Prince William County turned physical when a man kicked and attempted to bite intervening officers. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Westgate Apartment complex in the 8000 block of Ashland Avenue over the weekend in Manassas to investigate an incident involving Stafford resident James Russell Bennett II and at least one other person inside the home. While investigating the domestic incident, police said that they determined the 34-year-old Bennett was wanted for a previous drug-related incident, and he ref…
Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police
Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police A person in crisis made things worse for himself when he cut an officer from Prince William County Police Department while resisting arrest, officials say. At around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 14700 block of Anderson Street in Woodbridge to investigate a reported person in crisis. Upon arrival to the area, officers found 26-year-old Javier Meija-Cardenas in his Woodbridge home brandishing a knife, raising alarm bells for first responders. According to police, officers attempted to detain Meija-Cardenas as he exited the home, but he proceeded to flee on…
Shoplifter Sought To Disarm Arresting Officers During Struggle At PWC Mall: Police Shoplifter Sought To Disarm Arresting Officers During Struggle At PWC Mall: Police
Shoplifter Sought To Disarm Arresting Officers During Struggle At PWC Mall: Police Police say that a shoplifter who was caught red-handed at the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge got handsy with arresting officers attempting to detain him on Wednesday afternoon. Woodbridge resident Travis Xavier Timmons attempted to disarm a Prince William County Police officer at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday after the 24-year-old was busted stealing from the Potomac Mills North Face outlet, according to authorities. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, officers were called to the store, but Timmons had no intention of going down quietly, attempting to flee and ignoring their command…
Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops
Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops A 37-year-old man posing as a construction worker in an attempt to scam customers was arrested after his failed attempt and brief police standoff in Stafford, authorities said. Gerson Estanley Rodriguez-Lizama was hired by a family on Onville Road for work on their home, but he had yet to do so when police were called to the home on Oct. 27, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. "While at first it appeared to be a civil matter, as Deputy Bates dove further into the investigation, he discovered the suspect might be defrauding the pair," Decatur said. Bates tracked down Rodriguez-…
Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops
Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops A minibike operator who told police he fled a traffic stop because he thought he could get away, didn't, authorities in Stafford said. Stafford County Deputy AT Leckemby was heading east on Garrisonville Road near Onville Road when he noticed a minibike with no lights on it around 8:35 p.m. Nov. 23, the Stafford County sheriff's office said in a release. The operator, later identified as Gunther Raimund, 24, looked back at Leckemby when he initiated a traffic stop, then hit the gas, authorities said. Leckemby followed the minibike down Garrisonville Road, onto Richmond Highway, and in…