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Suspect held in alleged attack on Arlington officer |
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Written by Colin Campbell
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
 An Arlington police officer assigned to a construction traffic detail was attacked Aug. 6 while directing traffic on Mass. Ave., and the suspect allegedly lunged at the officer and tried to grab his gun from his holster, police said. Officer Brandon Kindle was supervising a construction site about 1:30 p.m. when a man approached the area on a bicycle, dismounted the bike and rushed toward the police officer shouting suicidal and homicidal remarks, police said.
Arrested was Albert J. Sweet, 38, of 33 Ewell Ave., Lexington. He was
arraigned Aug. 7 on charges of assault and battery on a police officer,
assault with
intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and attempt to
commit a crime.
According to Capt. John Serson, Sweet is being held
in an unidentified psychiatric facility for 10 days.
According to a narrative from a police report on the incident, Officer Kindle was directing traffic around a work zone on the 1200
block of Mass. Ave. when the suspect dismounted his bicycle and charged
at him, shouting a suicidal request.
Kindle then took
defensive action to secure his service firearm, which the suspect
subsequently tried to remove from it's holster.
The suspect was then
subdued and pinned againt a backhoe that was being used in the
construction project.
Construction workers engaged in the project for
which Kindle was on detail assisted in restraining the
suspect.
With the suspect restrained, Kindle requested
assistance via radio, and police units from throughout Arlington
responded. Officer Doug Cronin made the arrest.
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