Arlington Police are looking for the suspect, a white male in his late 20s or early 30s with brown hair and a beard. He was wearing square glasses, headphones, a black t-shirt and sweatpants during the assault, police said.
The suspect was eating in a restaurant in the 500 block of 23rd Street S. about 6 p.m. Tuesday and allegedly left without paying, police said.
Two employees, a male and female who are both of Asian descent, asked the suspect to pay outside the restaurant, police said.
When one employee started recording, the suspect pushed the other employee to the ground, then ran away toward Richmond Highway, police said.
May 8, 2021 at 12:50pm
A man allegedly left a local restaurant without paying, shoved a restaurant employee, and used anti-Asian slurs, according to police.
The incident happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday along Crystal City’s restaurant row, on the 500 block of 23rd Street S.
Restaurant employees told police they confronted the man after he didn’t pay the bill, but he kept walking away. The man also allegedly pushed an employee to the ground while another recorded the encounter on video.
The alleged assault is being investigated by Arlington County police. The employees, who are of Asian descent, told officers that the man used racial slurs, which has been referred by ACPD to Virginia State Police as a possible hate crime.
UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 2:51 am ET
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A patrol officer identified 28-year-old Jordon Bevan as the man wanted in connection with the assault of a Crystal City restaurant employee. Arlington County Police arrested Bevan on Tuesday evening. (Arlington County Police Department)
Updated ( May 12, 2:45 a.m.): Arlington County Police arrested 28-year-old Jordan Bevan, of no fixed address, hours after a patrol officer identified him as the suspect wanted in connection with the May 4 assault of a Crystal City restaurant employee, according to a 7:18 p.n. post on the department s Twitter account.
ARLINGTON, VA On Tuesday, an Arlington County Police patrol officer identified 28-year-old Jordon Bevan, of no fixed address, as the suspect wanted in the assault of a Crystal City restaurant employee, according to a police release. The officer recognized Bevan from a previous encounter.
Arlington County police are asking for help in finding a man accused of assaulting a restaurant employee and using racial slurs after leaving without paying his bill.
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