Suspect arrested after cop punched in face while waiting for food
BALTIMORE (WJZ) Police in Montgomery County have charged a suspect who they say assaulted an on-duty, uniformed Montgomery County police officer while waiting in line at a Chipotle restaurant in Rockville.
The suspect, Nyziere London, 21, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.
Police say it happened Thursday just before 7 p.m.
According to police, the officer was waiting in line to order his food when London walked up to him without saying anything and punched him twice in the face.
London continued to punch at the officer’s body as he tried to place London into custody, police say.
Updated: 4:26 PM EST Dec 19, 2020 An on-duty, uniformed Montgomery County police officer was assaulted while waiting in line at a Chipotle in Rockville, police said.Nyziere London, 21, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest, police said.Investigators said the officer was in line Friday night waiting to order food at a Chipotle restaurant on Shady Grove Road in Rockville when London walked up to the officer and punched him in the face twice.Police said London didn t say anything before the assault, was not provoked and did not have any previous interaction with the officer.Police said London continued to punch the officer s body as the officer tried to arrest him. Another officer, who was in the restaurant and paying for her food, heard the commotion and came to the first officer s aid. Additional officers responded to the restaurant and London was arrested.The officer who was assaulted, a 26-year veteran, suff
Maryland police officer assaulted in line at restaurant
December 19, 2020 GMT
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) A Maryland police officer was punched in the face twice by a man while he was in line at a fast-food restaurant, authorities said.
The officer was waiting in line to order a meal at the restaurant in Rockville on Thursday when his assailant came into the restaurant, walked up to the officer and punched him in the face twice without provocation, the Montgomery County Police Department said Friday in a news release.
According to the news release, the suspect continued to throw punches as officers tried to arrest him. Another officer inside the restaurant heard the commotion and came to the officer’s assistance, and additional officers responded to the restaurant.
Nyziere London, 21. Via Montgomery County Police.
A Montgomery County Police (MCPD) officer was assaulted at the Fallsgrove Chipotle in Rockville, MCPD said in a statement Friday.
Police say a 26-year-veteran of the MCPD was on-duty, uniformed and waiting in line at the Fallsgrove Chipotle on Shady Grove Road Thursday evening. Suspect Nyziere London, 21, of Pennsylvania, walked inside the restaurant and up to the male officer, MCPD said, and punched him twice in the face unprovoked and without saying anything. Police say London kept punching at the officer’s body while the officer tried to place him in custody. A second officer was there paying for her food and came to his aid, MCPD said. More officers arrived and London was arrested.