Three injured in assaults in Ashburn, Purcellville
Monday, Jun. 27 by Matt Vecchio
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Three people were assaulted during the weekend in unrelated incidents in Ashburn and Purcellville, leaving one in serious condition, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Loudoun deputies arrested four people in connection with the incidents.
According to reports, deputies responded to the 20600 block of Breezyhill Drive in Ashburn at 11:38 p.m. June 24 to investigate a reported stabbing. Ashley E. Floyd-Pickett, 30, of Ashburn, was charged with malicious wounding in the assault of a family member, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, where he was treated and released.
Floyd-Pickett is being held at Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond.
Just hours later, at 12:40 a.m. on June 25, deputies responded to a report of an assault on two people in the 16500 block of Purcellville Road. One of the victims told authorities that several suspects arrived in a pickup truck, wielding blunt objects, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A 46-year-old victim was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital with serious injuries. A second, 23-year-old male victim was taken to the Cornwall Campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital for minor injuries.
Deputies responding to the scene found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect pickup. Robert M. Saulnier, 45, and Paul T. Riedel, 19, were charged with aggravated malicious wounding.
Steven B. Saulnier, 20, was also charged with aggravated malicious wounding and simple assault. All three men, from Purcellville, are being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. The Saulniers are father and son.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said that the suspect vehicle was on the road at the time it was found, and that all three men charged in connection with the assault were in the vehicle.
The incident was domestic in nature, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The case is under investigation and further arrests are likely, authorities said.