Weekend crimes: assault, carjacking, hit and run

Gonzalez [FCPD]

The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason area during the weekend:

Ronal Visaniel Mendez Gonzalez of Annandale was arrested for assault on a police officer shortly after 9 p.m. on March 24 at Little River Turnpike and Wadsworth Court in Annandale.

An officer was on a traffic stop when he heard something hitting his car. The officer saw a man across the street throw an object. As backup units arrived, the man ran away.

The police helicopter Fairfax 1 responded and assisted in locating the man hiding between townhomes. Gonzalez, age 24, was charged with assault on law enforcement, throwing a missile into an occupied vehicle, destruction of property, and obstruction of justice.

Nathan Steward Brown of Maryland was charged with carjacking after he allegedly stole a car at gunpoint on Saturday afternoon in the 5500 block of Cherokee Avenue. Fairfax 1 located the car heading into Prince George’s County and contacted the PG police department.

Pardo [FCPD]

During the pursuit, officers lost sight of the car. Fairfax 1 continued to follow it. The suspect crashed and ran away, but officers on Fairfax 1 gave commands from a loud speaker, and the suspect gave up. Brown, age 21 is being held in Prince George’s County awaiting extradition.

Annandale resident Marco Antonio Pardo, age 29, was charged with hit and run at about 6 a.m., March 25, in the 6500 block of Edsall Road. An Uber driver called police saying he was being followed by a man who was having an argument with his fare. The man struck the Uber driver’s car with his.

When the police arrived, the car sped off. As he was being pursued by police, Pardo jumped out of his car before putting it in park and fled on foot. Police found him, with assistance from Fairfax 1 and a K9 team, hiding in a drainage pipe. In addition to hit and run, Pardo was charged with driving while intoxicated, speed to elude, and driving on a revoked license.