Police blotter: Man arrested after gunpoint robbery

A 29-year-old Alexandria man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint on Route 1 on Monday afternoon.

Police say Jamontate Brown was wearing a mask when he approached the victim and demanded his backpack at gunpoint around 2:15 in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway (see map). Brown is alleged to have taken the man’s backpack and then fled the scene in a black Ford Fusion.

Officers later spotted the car and initiated a traffic stop. Brown allegedly pulled over and tried to run away, but was caught by officers, police said.

Brown was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, receiving a stolen firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon.

Other incidents from the Mount Vernon police district reported in Tuesday’s blotter:

• Larceny: 6100 block of North Kings Highway, coffee from business
• Stolen Vehicle: 7900 block of Audubon Avenue, 2009 Hyundai Sonata

Incidents from the weekend reported in Monday’s blotter:

• Brandishing: A man in a Jeep Wrangler pointed a firearm at two victims after becoming involved in a road rage incident near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Frye Road around 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Officers saw the vehicle and pulled over the driver, Jordan Small, 26, of Washington D.C. Small was charged with brandishing a firearm and illegally carrying a concealed weapon.

• Larcenies: 1600 block of Belle View Boulevard, merchandise from business
• Larcenies: 7200 block of Groveton Gardens Road, cell phone from location
• Larcenies: 8300 block of Orange Court, property from residence
• Larcenies: 6300 block of Richmond Highway, cash from business
• Larcenies: 6300 block of Richmond Highway, purse from location
• Larcenies: 7600 block of Richmond Highway, wallet from location
• Larcenies: 7900 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
• Larcenies: 8500 block of Richmond Highway, clothing from location