ARLINGTON, Va. — A man is in custody for allegedly assaulting an on-duty officer in Arlington County.
Otis Brown, 29, of Waldorf is being charged with Assault on Police, Aggravated Malicious Wounding and Felony Destruction of Property.
On Thursday, just before 1 a.m., an officer arrived at the 2900 block of Columbia Pike for reports of a man causing a disturbance outside a business. When the officer arrived, he approached Brown and was issuing commands, but Brown ignored them, according to police.
Police say, Brown then shoved the officer into a car, damaging the vehicle, and began hitting him multiple times before running away with an unidentified woman.
The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Brown is being held at the Arlington County Detention Facility without bond.
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