Crime & Safety
Jail Time for Herndon Man Who Ran Over Police Officer
Alexander Bacon struck Manassas Police Officer Heather Munsterman with his car on July 13.
By Jamie M. Rogers
A Herndon man will spend one year in jail and pay hundreds of dollars in fines and court costs after he struck Manassas Police Officer Heather Munsterman with his car in July.
Alexander Michael Bacon, 25, appeared in court on Nov. 18 regarding the July 13 incident on Route 28 near Phoenix Drive in Manassas.
Authorities said Munsterman was standing outside of a vehicle during a routine traffic stop when she was struck by a black Ford that swerved off the road.
She suffered a concussion, a dislocated shoulder and fractures in her ankle and pelvic areas and later underwent rehabilitation for her injuries.
Bacon pleaded guilty this month and received a six-month prison sentence, two years probation and one year of license suspension for his third offense of driving with a suspended license, according to Virginia General District Court documents.
He also has to pay a $500 fine and $121 in court costs in connection with that charge.
Bacon also received a six-month sentence, two years probation and a $500 fine on his reckless driving charge.
The sentences will run consecutively for a total of one year in jail, while the probations will run concurrently.
No jail sentence was handed down for the remaining charges: texting while driving and failure to proceed with caution near a stationary vehicle displaying lights, but he is ordered to pay a $125 fine and a $250 fine, respectively.
A return-to-work date for Munsterman hasn't been set, a spokeswoman for the Manassas City Police Department said this week.
Earlier this year, several fundraising events were held in honor of Munsterman.
READ: Community Rallies Around Injured Police Officer
A Herndon man will spend one year in jail and pay hundreds of dollars in fines and court costs after he struck Manassas Police Officer Heather Munsterman with his car in July.
Alexander Michael Bacon, 25, appeared in court on Nov. 18 regarding the July 13 incident on Route 28 near Phoenix Drive in Manassas.
Authorities said Munsterman was standing outside of a vehicle during a routine traffic stop when she was struck by a black Ford that swerved off the road.
She suffered a concussion, a dislocated shoulder and fractures in her ankle and pelvic areas and later underwent rehabilitation for her injuries.
Bacon pleaded guilty this month and received a six-month prison sentence, two years probation and one year of license suspension for his third offense of driving with a suspended license, according to Virginia General District Court documents.
He also has to pay a $500 fine and $121 in court costs in connection with that charge.
Bacon also received a six-month sentence, two years probation and a $500 fine on his reckless driving charge.
The sentences will run consecutively for a total of one year in jail, while the probations will run concurrently.
No jail sentence was handed down for the remaining charges: texting while driving and failure to proceed with caution near a stationary vehicle displaying lights, but he is ordered to pay a $125 fine and a $250 fine, respectively.
A return-to-work date for Munsterman hasn't been set, a spokeswoman for the Manassas City Police Department said this week.
Earlier this year, several fundraising events were held in honor of Munsterman.
READ: Community Rallies Around Injured Police Officer
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