Man shot by Metro Transit Police officer to face charges for vehicle-related offenses, police say

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. ( DC News Now ) — A man who was shot by a Metro Transit Police officer on Friday is facing charges for a series of vehicle-related offenses, the Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) announced Saturday.

Police said 30-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson-Crestwell was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Resisting Arrest, Obstruction of Justice and Vehicle Trespass for a series of vehicle-related offenses in the Rosslyn neighborhood.

Johnson-Crestwell remains hospitalized after being shot by a Metro Transit Police officer in the Rosslyn area on July 5.

ACPD said the officer saw Johnson-Crestwell carjacking someone at N. Nash Street and Fort Myer Drive and tried to intervene. He exited the car and fled on foot.

The officer then chased him and Johnson-Crestwell tried carjacking another person at N. Kent Street and 19th Street N. when the officer discharged their weapon, hitting him.

As of Saturday, Johnson-Crestwell was in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to contact ACPD at (703) 228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us . Those who want to remain anonymous can call the Arlington County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-8477.

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