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Man charged with drunk in public after alleged knife assault on South Reynolds Street; additional charges being considered

Both men showed signs of intoxication in Sunday night incident near unit block of South Reynolds Street

Alexandria Police Department headquarters. (Ryan Belmore/The Alexandria Brief)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Alexandria police are investigating a felonious assault with a knife that occurred late Sunday night in the unit block of South Reynolds Street, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Officers responded at approximately 11:47 p.m. Sunday, July 26, and located an adult male suffering from an apparent knife wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. APD posted about the incident on social media at 1:34 a.m. Monday, noting a suspect was in custody.

The suspect, Curtis Hunter, 65, a resident of Alexandria, was quickly apprehended. He was charged with drunk in public. Additional charges are being considered, according to APD. Both men exhibited signs of intoxication, police said.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Alexandria Police Department at 703.746.4444.


Editor's note: The Alexandria Brief does not use scanner traffic as a source. Scanner communications capture first responders in real time, before facts are confirmed, and are frequently incomplete, preliminary or corrected as an incident unfolds. Information in this report came from a statement provided to The Alexandria Brief by Alexandria Police Department Strategic Communications Manager Tracy Walker.

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