Bodycam: Suspect Grabs Va. Police Officer's Gun During Search
A suspect wanted in a domestic violence incident emerged from dense brush and grabbed a Fairfax County police officer's handgun before another officer ended the confrontation with a Taser.
What to Know
- Fairfax County police searching for an armed domestic violence suspect in a wooded area near an Annandale home were confronted when the man suddenly emerged from heavy brush and grabbed a police officer's handgun.
- The suspect, Nehemia Fuentes Banegas, allegedly tried to disarm the officer, leading to a struggle during which the officer fired three rounds and another officer deployed a Taser, striking the suspect twice.
- Fuentes Banegas suffered a non-life-threatening shoulder graze wound, was treated at a hospital and jailed without bond on an attempted disarming of a law enforcement officer charge.