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Jerrell Christopher Johnson, 32, of Fredericksburg, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 23, following an investigation into a domestic incident at The Crossings at Summerland Apartments in the 13700 block of Keelingwood Circle in Woodbridge.
Officers responded shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 18 to the apartment complex, though when they arrived at the front door, there was no initial response.
Due to damage found on the front door, the investigators entered the home, where they found 29-year-old Antoinett Jewel Scott, of Woodbridge, with four young children under the age of 8 and multiple unsecured firearms laying around the apartment in the same room.
A search of the apartment led to the seizure of a sawed-off shotgun, three handguns, one of which was previously reported stolen, and suspected illegal narcotics, police say.
The investigation determined that Scott and Johnson had gotten into a verbal altercation earlier that morning that escalated to the point that the latter brandished a gun toward Scott before storming from the area.
Further investigation found that Scott had an active protective order against Johnson that he violated during the incident.
Johnson was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 23, and charged with:
- Brandishing;
- Destruction of property;
- Violation of a protective order.
His court date is pending and bond information was unavailable on Friday, Feb. 24.
Scott was previously charged with:
- Felony child neglect;
- Possession of stolen property;
- Possession of a sawed-off gun;
- Possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance;
- Possession of a controlled substance.
The children, who were unharmed, were turned over to a different family member.
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