Crime & Safety

Drunk Man Reaches For Cop's Gun in Sterling: Police

During a security check at the Hyatt Place Hotel, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, he tried to grab the gun; was arrested.

STERLING, VA — A drunken man reached for a deputy's gun Saturday night during a business check at the Hyatt Place Hotel, 45000 block of Dulles Plaza, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

Garrett D. Arnold, 43, of Sterling, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a police officer and public intoxication.


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