Crime & Safety
Cops Threatened after Arby's Incident in Woodbridge: Police
Prince William County Police say woman pointed a gun at them. Gun turned out to be a pellet gun, the same one she flashed at drive-through.

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A Woodbridge woman who went through an Arby's drive-through and flashed a gun Wednesday night, then went through it again while police were investigating, then fled home where police were waiting and then pointed the gun at officers and then was unsuccessfully Tasered, finally was arrested without further incident, according to Prince William County Police.
Oh, yes — the weapon was but a pellet gun.
Robin Lynn Brown, 56, of the 12100 block of Park Shore Court, was charged with three counts of attempted malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer, one count of brandishing a firearm, one count of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, one count of eluding police and one count of resisting arrest.
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Shortly after 6:30 p.m., police responded to a report that a customer had waved a gun at an employee at the Arby's restaurant at 13515 Minnieville Road while in the drive-through lane. After police arrived, she returned to the drive-through lane before driving away.
Police gave chase, followed her onto northbound Minnieville Road and tried to pull her over to no avail.
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She drove home, where cops were waiting, and then pointed a gun at the officers who then fired a Taser at her which didn't do much good. She hunkered down inside her residence and after negotiations with police finally emerged and was arrested without further incident.
Brown is being held without bond.
Photo: Prince William County Police
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