On June 20 at 4:58 p.m., an officer observed a parked an unoccupied vehicle that had been flagged as stolen in a parking garage in the 800 block of Army Navy Drive, Arlington police said.
Additional officers responded to the scene, and a short time later, a man and woman approached and entered the vehicle, police said.
Officers conducted a vehicle stop, during which the suspect, who was the driving, accelerated and fled from officers, striking an occupied police vehicle that subsequently nearly struck an officer on foot, causing the officer to jump out of the way to avoid being hit, police said.
While the suspect attempted to exit the parking garage, additional responding officers attempted a second vehicle stop. Officers issued commands to the occupants of the vehicle and the suspect rammed an occupied police vehicle before they were taken into custody.
No injuries were reported. During the course of the investigation, a handgun modified to be fully automatic was recovered, along with ammunition, high-capacity magazines, suspected narcotics, a stolen license plate and credit cards not belonging to the suspect, police said.
The suspect – 19-year-old Khairi Jones of the District of Columbia – was arrested, charged with a variety of weapons, gun, theft and vehicular charges, and was held without bond.
