Criminal – Assault On Officer – Metro Transit Officer

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 19, 2009

A Washington Metro Transit Police Officer is a “law enforcement officer” under the Virginia statute that criminalizes assault on a law enforcement officer, and defendant can be convicted under Va. Code § 18.2-57 for his alleged assault and battery on the officer, according to a Fairfax Circuit Court. The alleged victim is an employee of the ...

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