HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — All lanes of S. Airport Drive in Henrico County have reopened after an hours-long police response that began with a domestic assault in Chesterfield County Thursday night and ended with a pursuit and standoff near Interstate 64 Friday morning.
After 10 p.m. Thursday, Chesterfield police responded to a reported domestic incident involving a weapon in the 7800 block of Providence Town Drive. A woman told police her husband, Daniel D. Taber, 52, had assaulted her and taken a gun from her. Police said Taber also pointed the gun at the victim and damaged her phone to prevent her from calling police before driving away. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Police obtained warrants for Taber for malicious wounding, larceny of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, domestic assault, brandishing and preventing someone from summoning law enforcement.
Early Friday morning, police located Taber's vehicle. Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, but police say that Taber did not stop. Officers pursued the vehicle from the 4000 block of Meadowdale Boulevard until it came to a stop on S. Airport Drive at the I-64 interchange. Henrico Police and Virginia State Police responded to assist.
Taber refused to leave the vehicle but was eventually taken into custody on the warrants obtained in connection with the domestic assault. Additional charges related to the pursuit are pending.
The incident prompted the closure of all northbound and southbound lanes of S. Airport Drive between Audubon Drive and Nine Mile Road, as well as Audubon Drive between S. Airport Drive and Oakley's Lane. On and off ramps of I-64 at S. Airport Drive were also closed. Drivers were asked to use Williamsburg Road (Route 60) or Nine Mile Road to travel around the affected area.
Schools in the area impacted by the incident began classes at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Police said there is no threat to the community.
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