{"id":78812,"date":"2016-06-13T14:49:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=78812"},"modified":"2016-06-13T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:50:45","slug":"naked-virginia-man-swings-hatchet-after-being-mistaken-for-uber-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/naked-virginia-man-swings-hatchet-after-being-mistaken-for-uber-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Naked Virginia man swings hatchet after being mistaken for Uber driver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Virginia police on Sunday arrested a man who swung a hatchet during an argument after he was mistaken for an Uber driver.<\/p>\n
At about 2:20 a.m., a U.S. Park Police officer responded to the 2300 block of South Eads Street, in Arlington, for a report of a vehicle driving erratically and nearly striking pedestrians, the Arlington County Police Department said in a statement. Before police arrived, the vehicle entered a parking lot where three individuals approached it, mistakenly thinking it was their Uber ride, the statement said.<\/p>\n
This led to a verbal argument with the driver, Michael Monroe, 64, of Gainesville, Virginia, who was naked. Monroe retrieved a hatchet from the back seat of the vehicle and started swinging it, according to the statement.<\/p>\n
There were no injuries, and the three individuals were able to wrestle the hatchet away from Monroe, the statement said. Monroe attempted to flee the scene before Park Police initiated a traffic stop, and Arlington County police attempted a sobriety test, according to the statement.<\/p>\n
Monroe, who refused the test, was arrested and charged with DUI, refusal and disorderly conduct, police said.<\/p>\n