Vehicle Theft Suspect Wearing Body Armor Charged In Arlington: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — A Manassas man wearing body armor was taken into custody near Columbia Pike by Arlington County police Wednesday evening, according to police.

At about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, a police officer conducting patrols in the area of S. Courthouse Road and 12th Street found a parked, unoccupied stolen vehicle.

Two females walking back to the car were detained. A third person walking back to the car, the male suspect, tried to flee the scene on foot, police said. Officers chased after the suspect who was wearing the body armor and were able to take him into custody.

In their investigation, police officers recovered three firearms, a ballistic vest, suspected controlled substance, and pepper spray.

Bruce Hill Jr., 29, of Manassas was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, grand larceny motor vehicle theft, receiving a stolen firearm, wearing body armor while committing a crime, and two counts of carrying a concealed firearm, according to police.