A man from D.C. is facing more than two dozen criminal charges in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins and thefts reported in western Fairfax County.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, detectives believe the 30-year-old man is behind 12 different incidents that occurred in Reston, McNair and the Greenbriar area east of Chantilly, starting with a vehicle tampering and theft reported on May 31 in the 13600 block of Dulles Technology Drive near the Innovation Center Metro station.
“Using surveillance footage and other investigative tools, detectives identified Tyrell Ewings, 30, of Washington D.C., as the suspect,” the FCPD said today (Tuesday) in a press release.
However, the man wasn’t arrested until Dec. 16, when he was detained by the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. on similar charges, the FCPD said.
In the meantime, police believe he broke into and stole from vehicles in Fairfax County on Sept. 5, Oct. 8 and Nov. 20 and 22.
The man was extradited to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Dec. 21 and remains in custody following a bond hearing on Dec. 23, according to online court records.
He has been charged with 10 counts of vehicle trespass, seven counts of credit card fraud, four counts of credit card larceny, three counts each of identity theft and larceny by false pretense, two counts of attempted vehicle trespass, two counts of petit larceny and one count of grand larceny.
Thomas Koerner Jr., the lawyer representing Ewings, said he was unable to comment due to the pending charges.
The Fairfax County General District Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case for 2 p.m. on March 16, 2026.
