Suspect apprehended in P.G. domestic dispute

A man on the run since a Sunday Temple Hills domestic dispute that led an officer to fire her weapon has been apprehended.

Prince George’s County police said Tuesday that 30-year-old Joseph Quarm was arrested. Additional details about where and how he was apprehended were not immediately available.

Police responded to a domestic dispute on the 2600 block of Keating Street at about 4 a.m. Sunday. Authorities said Quarm tried to flee when officers approached him.

Quarm tried to punch and disarm an officer, authorities said. Police used pepper spray and a stun gun to subdue him, but he continued to resist arrest. Police said an officer fired her weapon during the struggle.

Quarm escaped in a car, which was later recovered, police said. He was wanted on charges of assault and attempting to disarm a police officer.

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