Lake Ridge, Va. –– Police said one man resisted arrest Tuesday, got into a scuffle with police and was later found to have narcotics on him.
Officers stopped a car in the area of Plymouth Court and Mayflower Drive, off Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge, about 7:52 p.m.
When officers went to arrest the driver, he “actively resisted and a struggle ensued,” said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
Police were able to arrest him and then slapped him with a number of charges.
Tyrone Demond Chisolm, 34, of 2079 Mayflower Drive, is charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, with obstruction of justice, possession of a schedule II narcotic and with possession of marijuana, said Perok.
He was held on a $5,000 bond, and his court date was not released.
Police did not say why they initially stopped the man.
