Alexandria Virginia Security Guard Charged with Malicious Wounding
Alexandria VA Feb 7, 2022
The Alexandria police responded to a call from a person who stated that he had been injured by a security guard.
At around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the Virginia Hospital Center to meet with the man.
They said that a man was tossed out of a business in the area of the 2500 block of Columbia Pike by a security guard, suffering a serious injury after he was “allegedly shoved to the ground.”
Police determined that at approximately 10:27 p.m., the victim was inside an establishment and asked to leave by staff. He refused to leave and was physically escorted by security staff towards the exit and allegedly shoved to the ground, causing injury. Medics transported to the victim to the hospital for treatment of injuries considered serious but non-life-threatening.
Police said after investigating, the security employee, a 35-year-old Alexandria man, who police did not name in their media report, was arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding.
L.A. Bar and Grill and Celtic House Irish Pub are both located within the block where the offense occurred.
