At approximately 10:24 a.m. on December 7, police were dispatched to Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Road for the report of a suspicious person. The preliminary investigation determined that the male suspect was allegedly acting disorderly and manipulating what appeared to be a firearm before leaving the area. A lookout was broadcast, and responding officers subsequently located the suspect in the area of S. Randolph Street and S. Quincy Street. While officers attempted to detain the suspect, he resisted arrest before being taken into custody. During the course of the investigation, a firearm was recovered and the suspect provided false identifying information to officers. Jean-Paul Tshiteya, 52, of Alexandria, Va. was arrested and charged with Reckless Handling of a Firearm, Obstruction of Justice and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was held without bond.