DUI, Weapons Charges Levied Against 19-Year-Old Manassas Man: Sheriff

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — An 19-year-old Manassas man is being held in the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond after being arrested for driving while intoxicated and on weapons charges.

Sgt. J.D. Hurt and Dep. J.R. Suarez of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an intoxicated person at the Wawa store located at 275 Butler Road.

The person who contacted police told them that the man had dropped his firearm while he was stumbling around the store. The caller also reported that when the store refused to sell the man tobacco because he didn't have an ID, the man asked to buy controlled substances instead, according to SCSO.

Hurd and Suarez located the suspect, whom they identified as Xavier Washington of Manassas, and took him into custody without incident. During the arrest, the deputies found a handgun stuck in Washington's waistband.

Reviewing surveillance video, Hurd and Suarez determined that Washington had driven to the store. The deputies contacted the registered owner of the vehicle who told them that the vehicle had been stolen.

When the deputies searched the vehicle, they recovered an unspecified amount of controlled substances, a large amount of ammunition, and a rifle, according to the crime report.

During their investigation, the deputies also learned that Washington had a protective order out of Prince William County that prohibited him from being in possession of a firearm. In addition, Washington did not have a drivers license and told the deputies that the arrest would be his second DUI, according to SCSO's report.

Washington was charged with driving under the influence second offense within five years, unauthorized use of a vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm while a protective order is in effect, possession of controlled substances, underage possession of tobacco, and second offense driving without a driver’s license.