Drunken Ex-Con Flashes Firearm After Argument In Arlington: Police

A 34-year-old ex-con was drunk when he flashed a gun at a person he'd been arguing with in Arlington early Tuesday, March 26, police said.

Jerrell Copeland
Photo Credit: *Arlington County Sheriff's Office*

Cecilia Levine

03/26/2024 1:22 p.m.

Jerrell Copeland and the victim were arguing in a car on the unit block of N. Glebe Road before Copleand got out and flashed a gun as he walked away around 1:05 a.m., county officials said.

Responding officers established a perimeter, found a person matching the description of the suspect in the 200 block of N. Trenton Street and detained him.

Copeland was charged with Brandishing, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Public Intoxication and Carrying a Concealed Firearm while Under the Influence of Alcohol. He was held without bond.

It wasn't immediately clear what Copeland had been convicted for.

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