December 20, 2019

Bealeton man allegedly assaults, injures deputy

Francis Thomas Tierney Jr., 27, of Bealeton faces two criminal charges after Thursday night incident.

A Bealeton man faces criminal charges after assaulting and injuring a deputy who responded to a fight Thursday night, according to the Fauquier sheriff’s office.



Cpl. C.T. Irby suffered a shoulder injury, for which he received treatment at Fauquier Hospital before his release, Sgt. James Hartman said Friday morning.



Cpl. Irby and other deputies responded at 8:10 p.m. Dec. 19 to “a report of a fight in progress” in an apartment on Willow Drive in Bealeton, Sgt. Hartman said.



Deputies encountered Francis Thomas Tierney Jr. “in an apartment determined to be the possible location of the altercation,” the sergeant added. “As deputies attempted to question Tierney, he became agitated and uncooperative. Tierney then assaulted Cpl. Irby causing injury. Tierney was subdued and taken into custody by another deputy.



“It was later determined Tierney and his wife were involved in a domestic altercation, during which Tierney is alleged to have thrown a chair from a balcony and punched holes in a wall, prompting the call to 9-1-1 from a neighbor.”



The 27-year-old faces charges of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor obstruction of justice. Mr. Tierney remained in the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center without bond Friday morning.

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ella82 · December 20, 2019 at 5:33 pm Yep the new burgeoning town of Bealton with all of its condominiums and new homes definitely needs a police station before it becomes a burgeoning slum.

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