Fairfax Man Arrested On Drug Charge Amid Multiple Pending Court Cases

A Fairfax man arrested on a felony drug charge Sunday had multiple pending criminal cases in Northern Virginia courts.

By Michael O'Connell, Patch Staff

Aug 4, 2026 9:16 AM EDT

A Fairfax man arrested on a felony drug charge Sunday had multiple pending criminal cases in Northern Virginia courts. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — A Fairfax man arrested Sunday after City of Fairfax police found him asleep in a building stairwell is facing a new felony drug charge while already navigating numerous pending criminal cases in Fairfax County and multiple Northern Virginia jurisdictions.

City of Fairfax police said officers responded to the 9500 block of Fairfax Boulevard at approximately 10:50 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a person sleeping in a stairwell. During the investigation, officers allegedly discovered narcotics in the man's possession.

Police arrested Abdiqani Hassan, 37, of Fairfax, and charged him with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance. He was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and released on a $4,000 secured bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 26 in Fairfax County General District Court.

Multiple Cases Pending In Fairfax County

Court records show the new charge is not Hassan's only pending felony case.

He is also awaiting an Aug. 18 preliminary hearing in Fairfax County on a separate felony charge of possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance stemming from an alleged June 12, 2025 offense. That case has been continued several times over the past year, including one continuance after a bench warrant was issued.

In another Fairfax County case, Hassan is awaiting trial on a misdemeanor petit larceny charge related to an alleged April 4, 2026 incident. That case also was previously continued after a bench warrant and is scheduled for an adjudicatory hearing Nov. 24. A related misdemeanor failure-to-appear charge remains pending.

Cases Span Multiple Jurisdictions

The court records reviewed by Patch show Hassan has appeared in courts in Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Arlington and Alexandria since 2024.

Among the convictions reflected in those records:

In Alexandria, Hassan was found guilty of shoplifting/altering merchandise valued at less than $1,000 and received a 45-day suspended jail sentence with 12 months of unsupervised probation.
Alexandria court records also show two separate convictions for misdemeanor failure to appear. One resulted in a five-day suspended jail sentence and 12 months of unsupervised probation, while another resulted in a five-day jail sentence.
In Arlington, Hassan pleaded guilty after a robbery charge was amended to petit larceny. He received a nine-month jail sentence with six months suspended.
In a separate Arlington case, a felony Schedule I or II drug charge was amended to possession of a Schedule III controlled substance. Hassan pleaded guilty and received a nine-month sentence with six months suspended.
Arlington court records also show a conviction for violating a court-ordered good behavior condition, resulting in a 60-day jail sentence.

The records also include numerous additional cases—including drug possession, petit larceny, false identification, failure-to-appear and probation or diversion violations—that were later dismissed, resolved through amended charges or nolle prosequi, meaning prosecutors elected not to pursue those charges.

As with all criminal charges, the new felony drug charge filed Sunday remains an allegation until proven in court.

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