On November 5, 2016 at approximately 5:00 PM, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fight call on Regency Drive in the Park Ridge neighborhood. When Deputy L.A. Burgess arrived he observed a crowd gathered around a vehicle which was hooked to a tow trailer. As he approached the group, subjects were pointing to a young male (Reion Hooker) and were yelling that he had a gun.

Deputy Burgess immediately ordered everyone to the ground. Most complied but Reion Hooker began to walk away. Deputy Burgess observed that Mr. Hooker’s hands were in the area of his waistband and he appeared to be holding something. After numerous requests from the deputy to get on the ground, Reion Hooker finally did so.

At the same time a second subject by the name of Kardim Harmon also refused to get on the ground. As the deputy attempted to have him comply, Reion Hooker jumped to his feet and ran away. Deputy Burgess chased after him and noticed he was carrying a firearm in his hand. Reion Hooker then fired the weapon into the ground. Deputy Burgess continued the foot chase but lost sight of him after the suspect jumped a number of fences.

Deputy A.S. Smith and his K-9 Partner Lobo began a track and after approximately one hour, located Reion Hooker hiding between two houses on Catherine Lane. He was arrested and subsequently searched. He was found to be in possession of narcotics and marijuana. He also was suffering from a flesh wound near his right knee that occurred when he fired the weapon while fleeing from Deputy Burgess. The gun however was no longer in his possession. Detectives later recovered the firearm that was in shrubbery on Sharon Lane.

Reion Menelek Hooker, age 24 of Oakridge Drive in Stafford is incarcerated without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail. He was charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Reckless Handling of a Firearm, Brandishing a Firearm, Shooting in a No Shoot Zone, Shooting within 100 Yards of a Residence, Disorderly Conduct, Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substances and Possession of Marijuana.

Kadim Qwayshon Harmon, age 22 of Regency Drive in Stafford, was also taken into custody at the scene of the fight by Deputy B.M. Kanterman for Assault and Battery on Law Enforcement, Obstruction of Justice and Public Intoxication. He is also being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.