2 Men Charged With Assaulting Police Officers In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Police say that two individuals recently taken into custody, one in Pentagon City and the other in the Williamsburg area, assaulted police officers during their arrests, according to the daily crime report.

In the first case, officers were dispatched around 10:11 a.m. on Tuesday to a hotel in the 700 block of 12th Street S. for the report of a domestic dispute. Hotel management told police that individuals staying in a room were not registered guests. After making contact with the occupants of the room to investigate the dispute, police determined one of the individuals had provided a false identity inconsistent with the name given at registration. Following a preliminary investigation, police identified the individual and found that he was wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies. As they tried to detain the man, he resisted, tried to flee, and struck an officer with his elbow. The officer suffered a minor injury.

ACPD arrested Paris Simmons, 21, of Washington, D.C., and charged him with assault & battery on law enforcement, obstruction of justice, giving false identity to law enforcement while detained, manufacture/sell/possess fake identification, and identity theft.

The second incident occurred around 2:43 a.m., on Wednesday, when police responded to the 6000 block of Williamsburg Boulevard for the report of vehicle tampering. The victim had seen a man inside his vehicle and had observed him pulling door handles and trying to gain entry into about four other vehicles. The victim told police that an undisclosed amount of money had been taken from his vehicle.

After police broadcast a lookout, an officer searching the area located a man matching the description of the suspect in the vehicle tampering incident. The officer attempted to take the man into custody but he resisted arrest and a struggle ensued. With the help of other officers who arrived on the scene, the officer was able to take the man into custody. During booking, the man continued acting disorderly and kicked a deputy in the leg.

ACPD charged Robert Kimmer, 26, of Manassas, with assault & battery on law enforcement, vehicle tampering, obstruction of justice, possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.