Threats With Box Cutter In Crystal City Lead To Assault Charge: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — A Maryland man is facing an attempted malicious wounding charge after he threatened employees of a Crystal City business on Christmas Eve, according to Arlington County Police.

Officers responded around 11 p.m. to a business in the 400 block of 23rd Street South to investigate the report of an assault with a weapon. They determined that a man with a box cutter threatened the male victim, according to the incident report. The victim ran into a nearby business but the man followed him inside. When he was confronted by employees, the man left the scene.

After broadcasting a lookout, the officers found the suspect nearby and took him into custody, according to the report. During the arrest, the officers recovered a box cutter.

Kyle Kenion, 37, of Landover, Maryland, was arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding and misdemeanor assault and battery, according to the incident report.

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Kenion was arraigned on Monday morning in Arlington General District Court and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2026, according to court records.

The attempted malicious wounding charge is a Class 5 felony. If Kenion is convicted on this charge, he faces a potential sentence of one to 10 years in prison or up to 12 months in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,500, under the Code of Virginia.