A 25-year-old man from Yuba City, California, was arrested in Arlington on Halloween night and now faces charges of domestic assault and battery, strangulation and abduction. Taylor Bohannon was taken into custody after Arlington County police responded to the 500 block of 23rd Street South at about 7:18 p.m. on Saturday.
According to WJLA, officers were dispatched to that address Saturday evening in response to a reported dispute. Police said the altercation involved individuals who were known to each other, though the outlet reported that further details were not immediately available.
No Ongoing Threat, Police Say
Arlington County police told the station there is no ongoing threat to the community connected to the arrest. The department has not released additional information about what allegedly took place inside the residence or the condition of anyone involved, and the station's report does not identify a victim.
In an unrelated case, Arlington County police arrested 22-year-old Marquis Holmes after he allegedly approached a woman walking in the Colonial Village neighborhood and pulled a rope or cord around her neck, according to FOX 5 DC. That victim was hospitalized with injuries police described as not life threatening, and Holmes was charged with abduction with intent to defile and strangulation after officers caught up with him on April 21 responding to a report of a suspicious person in the 1500 block of North Pierce Street.
What the Charges Mean
Virginia law defines abduction broadly, covering anyone who, by force, intimidation or deception and without legal justification, seizes, takes, transports, detains or secretes another person with intent to deprive that person of personal liberty or to withhold or conceal that person from someone lawfully entitled to the person's charge, according to the Virginia Code. Bohannon's case can be tracked through the state's online portal, where the Virginia Court System allows the public to search General District Court cases by name, case number or hearing date.
No booking photo, bond information or court date had been made public as of Sunday. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
