Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Brandishing Gun in Dillingham Square

He was also charged with being intoxicated in public.

Police have arrested Louisiana resident Kevin Anthony Battaglia and charged him with brandishing a firearm after a caller reported a man brandishing a gun at Brittney's Restaurant in Dillingham Square in Woodbridge.

Police responded to the 12400 block of Dillingham Square in Woodbridge on Nov. 17 at 10:41 p..m.

"The caller reported to police that an unknown man was intoxicated and had brandished a firearm at bouncers inside the bar. Officers arrived at the shopping center and located the man, later identified as the accused, walking through the parking lot," Prince William County Police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said in a release. "Officers attempted to detain the accused, at which point, he began to flee on foot. The officers were able to catch up the accused and attempted to arrest him. During the arrest, the accused struck two of the officers. The accused was eventually detained without further incident. A police K-9 was used to search for the weapon that the accused had dropped while fleeing. The K-9 was able to locate the firearm in bushes within the shopping center."

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No one was injured, and Battaglia was arrested following an investigation. He was charged with two counts of assault and battery on a LEO, one count of resisting arrest, one count of brandishing a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and one count of intoxicated in public. His court date is unavailable. He is being held without bond.


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