ACPD: Maryland man arrested for aggravated assault on police officer

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Virginia (DC News Now) — Police in Arlington County said a Waldorf, Maryland, man was arrested Sunday for assault on a police officer.

Shortly before 1 a.m., an Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) officer was enforcing parking fines in the 2900 block of Columbia Pike when he noticed a man attempting to confront a security officer.

The officer approached 29-year-old Otis Brown and attempted to intervene.

According to police, Brown pushed the officer into a car, causing property damage, then punched him multiple times before fleeing the scene with a woman.

He was arrested at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Road.

The officer was taken to the hospital and treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Brown has been charged with assault on police officers, aggravated assault and criminal damage. He is being held without bail at the Arlington County Detention Center.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the ACPD at (703) 228-4180.