A Royal British Navy second lieutenant deployed to Quantico was arrested after he allegedly broke into a Fredericksburg church over the weekend, police said.
Edmund Whitehead, 22, was arrested for burglary, destruction of property and assault on law enforcement, according to Fredericksburg police.
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At about 12:35 a.m. Saturday, officers were in the vicinity working on another case when they heard glass breaking and saw a large object being thrown from a window of Fredericksburg Baptist Church. Police later heard crashing sounds come from inside of it.
Whitehead exited the building, police said. He spit on a police officer while he was being taken into custody, and he continued spitting after he was put in a patrol car.
