Axe-wielding man arrested for property damage in Ballston

ARLINGTON, VA – Arlington County Police arrested a man with an axe late Saturday afternoon for damaging a business in Ballston.

Officers responded to a report of property damage at a business in the area of ​​4200 Fairfax Drive around 5:25 p.m.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a man who had previously been banned from the premises had returned and was behind the counter, whereupon an employee called the police.

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On the way to the exit, the man took an axe out of his backpack and caused damage by hitting a display case, police said. The man then left the scene on foot.

After sending out a wanted alert, ACPD officers saw a man running in the area. After following him on foot, officers apprehended the man in the 900 block of N. Stuart Street. Officers recovered the axe and arrested 18-year-old Daryl Palmer, of no fixed address.

Palmer was charged with attempted robbery, criminal damage, possession of burglary tools and trespassing and was held without bail.