Chief Kevin Davis said police “wanted to get to the best possible outcome for a person involved in a mental health crisis,” even if it meant snarling traffic.
When a 29-year-old woman, who authorities say was armed with a handgun, locked herself in a Jeep SUV on the side of Richmond Highway on Tuesday, Fairfax County police officers opted to wait her out.
In Fairfax, Copelin is charged with two counts of abduction by force, two counts of felony firearm use and felony firearm possession. Police in Laurel, Md., also charged Copelin with two counts of kidnapping, home invasion, first-degree assault, third-degree burglary, false imprisonment and other misdemeanor charges. The public defender’s office in Fairfax did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Officers searched the area for Copelin and found her in a 2016 Jeep SUV in a parking lot in the 7300 block of Richmond Highway. Police said they tried to stop the Jeep, but Copelin drove away. Officers chased her, and she stopped on the service road at Richmond Highway and Arlington Boulevard, officials said.After she stopped, police said, Copelin displayed a firearm to officers and refused to exit the Jeep SUV.
At about midnight Wednesday, Copelin left the SUV with the firearm inside the vehicle, authorities said. She was taken to a hospital and then booked in the Fairfax County jail on Thursday.The lengthy barricade frustrated some. Tanya Pensamiento, 31, who takes Richmond Highway to get to work, said the traffic was terrible, and questioned police’s decision to bring such a militarized response as they shut down a long stretch of roadway.
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