A 25-year-old Gaithersburg man and a 27-year-old Hempstead, Maryland, man have been arrested and charged with assaulting law enforcement officers following a disturbance in Fauquier County, Virginia, on Friday, October 23.
According to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a disturbance at an apartment complex on Willow Drive in Bealeton, where they determined that a physical altercation had occurred between individuals at the location.
During the initial investigation, two men allegedly became disorderly. When deputies attempted to detain 27-year-old Jalen Samuels of Hempstead, authorities said he resisted and assaulted a deputy. Samuels was subsequently tased and taken into custody.
According to the sheriff’s office, a second man, identified as 25-year-old Isaac DeCarlo of Gaithersburg, then began fighting with deputies before also being taken into custody. Samuels was charged with obstruction of justice and assault against a law enforcement officer. DeCarlo was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and three counts of assault against a law enforcement officer.
Both men were transported to the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center, where they are being held without bond, according to authorities.
