Crime & Safety

Man Tased, Arrested After Reportedly Displaying Knife At Ashburn Metro: Police

A man has been arrested and charged after being accused of revealing a weapon at a metro station early Friday morning.

ASHBURN, VA – A man was tased and arrested after being accused of displaying a knife at the Ashburn Metro Station in the early hours of Friday morning, deputies say.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to 42000 Croson Lane at 12:31 a.m. after reports that a man was displaying a knife in the metro station. LCSO says deputies found a suspect outside the station and that a deputy used his Taser while arresting the man.

Oscar Abel Gutierrez, 43, is charged with obstruction and public intoxication, LCSO says.

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