A Spotsylvania County man was arrested after breaking into Crumbl Cookies in Stafford County on May 24. Damonte Fauntroy, 25, who had previously worked at the business, was charged with multiple counts of breaking and entering, larceny, and possession of a controlled substance after being caught on security cameras and surrendering to deputies.
From the Stafford sheriff’s office:
Jerrod Nahsir Jordan, 22, was arrested on May 28 by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Maryland for his involvement in a home invasion on May 15 at Acadia Run Apartments near Manassas. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated malicious wounding, abduction, and burglary, and will be extradited to Prince William County as the investigation continues to identify additional suspects.
From Prince William police:
A Woodbridge man, Russel Guye Dadzie, was convicted on May 24 for falsely impersonating a federal officer. Despite being a security guard with limited authority, Dadzie repeatedly misrepresented himself as a federal officer to local police, using federal identification cards, and now faces up to three years in prison.
From the U.S. Department of Justice:
On May 24, at 6:11 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 8500 block of Charnwood Court near Manassas to investigate a stabbing.
The investigation revealed that a 22-year-old man and an acquaintance were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated. The acquaintance, identified as Danaisa Xiane Matthews, allegedly stabbed the victim in the leg before leaving the house. The victim was treated at an area hospital, where police were contacted. Officers obtained arrest warrants for Matthews, described as a 23-year-old black woman, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and 160 pounds. Attempts to locate Matthews have been unsuccessful.
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found shot dead in a vehicle on Cadet Court near Gainesville early on Thursday, May 23. Detectives believe the incident is not random and seek information from the public to aid the investigation. We’re working to get more information from the police.
What we know now from Prince William police:
On May 19, 2024, Douglas Ernesto Benavides, 43, was arrested in Woodbridge for brandishing a machete-style knife during a road rage incident while intoxicated, with a 2-year-old in the vehicle, police said. Benavides faces multiple charges, including felony child neglect, brandishing a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, DUI, and driving on a revoked license, and is being held without bond until his court date on July 18, 2024.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Stafford County deputies assisted Maryland homicide detectives in taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody. Adams was wanted for first and second-degree murder in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He is being held without bond.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged Adams in connection with a fatal shooting at a car meet early Sunday morning, May 29, 2024. The victim was 26-year-old John Phipps of Waldorf. Community information was given to investigators, and Prince George’s County crime solvers played a role in the investigation.
Burglary While Armed | Strangulation *ARREST – On May 20, the suspect, identified as Prince Jakim Isaiah MALDONADO, who was sought in connection to the home invasion that was reported to have occurred at a residence located in the 13500 block of Castlebridge Ln. in Woodbridge (22193) on May 11, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force in Maryland where he will remain until extradited to Prince William County.
On May 20, 2024, the Manassas City Police Department conducted Operation Old Town Slow Down in response to numerous pedestrian complaints. This operation resulted in multiple traffic violations and the arrest of one wanted subject. Later that day, officers responded to a report of a man brandishing a BB gun near Osbourn High School. They arrested the man and found he was lurking in Virginia while wanted by Maryland authorities. Police did not tell us his age.
A 41-year-old Stafford man now sits behind bars due to a juvenile coming forward with her story.
In early May, Deputy K.R. Sprinkles investigated the girl’s report that she was sexually assaulted multiple times, ending in April 2024.
