Robber Violently Attacks Man At Reston Restaurant: Police (ICYMI)

Editor's note: This article was originally posted last week.

RESTON, VA — Police have arrested a man after he hounded a man both inside and outside a Reston restaurant before attacking him and a "good Samaritan" who stepped in to help Thursday night, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department.

Police say that at around 9 p.m. in the 2300 block of Hunter Woods Plaza, the victim was getting food at a nearby restaurant "when a man walked up to him and asked for money," the report states.

The victim refused and went into the restaurant, and the man followed, again asking for money until the victim left the restaurant. In the parking lot, "the suspect then grabbed the victim and tried to steal his jewelry," the report states.

Someone came to help the victim and was punched by the suspect, who left the area, police say.

Police arrested 40-year-old Akeem Wauran Gale of Reston. He was taken to the Adult Detention Center.

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