Off-Duty Police Officer's Arrest In Fairfax Leads To Administrative Leave

FAIR OAKS, VA — A Fairfax County police officer was placed on administrative leave after being arrested while off duty in Fair Oaks Tuesday night, according to the department.

The arrest happened just before 6:30 p.m. in the 11000 block of Route 50 in Fair Oaks. Officers were dispatched there to investigate the report of an intoxicated man who was refusing to leave the area and acting disorderly, according to FCPD.

Police arrested David Schneider, 31, of Fairfax, on a charge of drunk in public. Schneider was identified as a one-and-a-half-year veteran assigned to the Mount Vernon Police District.

Schneider, who was off duty at the time of the arrest, was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of criminal and administrative investigations, according to FCPD. No additional details about the circumstances leading to the arrest were released.