A 34-year-old Arlington man is behind bars and facing numerous charges after police say he injured half a dozen officers and a police dog.
Oleh Mashkin entered a condo building on Columbia Pike around 6 p.m. Friday, shoved someone out of an elevator, and then kicked down the door of an unoccupied apartment, according to Arlington County police.
When officers arrived, they found the suspect inside, pacing around and praying, according to scanner traffic.
“While attempting to take the suspect into custody, he was noncompliant and assaulted six officers and one police K9,” said today’s ACPD crime report. “Following the deployment of a Taser and a police K9, the suspect was subsequently taken into custody. One officer was transported to an area hospital out of an abundance of caution and a second officer self-reported to an area hospital with minor injuries.”
The other four officers suffered minor injuries and were treated on the scene.
Mashkin suffered a dog bite in addition to the Taser burn, scanner traffic suggests. His mugshot shows him with cuts and bruises on his face, wearing a nasal oxygen tube and a neck brace.
Court records show no prior criminal history for the suspect in Arlington.
More, below, from the crime report.
ASSAULT ON POLICE, 2026-04170172/2026-04180002, 1800 block of Columbia Pike. At approximately 6:12 p.m. on April 17, police were dispatched to the report of a suspicious person. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect made entry into a secured residential building and entered the elevator. While in the elevator, the suspect allegedly shoved an adult victim out of the elevator and subsequently forced entry into a secured, unoccupied apartment, causing property damage. The victim did not report any injuries. When responding officers arrived, they located the male suspect inside the residence. While attempting to take the suspect into custody, he was noncompliant and assaulted six officers and one police K9. Following the deployment of a Taser and a police K9, the suspect was subsequently taken into custody. One officer was transported to an area hospital out of an abundance of caution and a second officer self-reported to an area hospital with minor injuries. All [other] officers sustained minor injuries and were treated by medics at the scene. The suspect was transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Upon his release, Oleh Mashkin, 34, of Arlington, Va., was arrested and charged with Assault on Police (x6), Injuring a Police Animal, Assault and Battery, Obstruction of Justice, Destruction of Property (x2) and Burglary. He was held without bond.
That was just the start of a busy weekend for Arlington police. Among other incidents, police responded to an alleged theft of a bag of trash in Pentagon City, and a break-in at a North Arlington elementary school.
From ACPD:
ROBBERY, 2026-04170217, 900 block of Army Navy Drive. At approximately 9:22 p.m. on April 17, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect was running in an alley when he encountered the victim throwing out a trash bag. The suspect shoved the victim, stole the trash bag and fled the scene. No injuries were reported. A lookout was broadcast, and responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspect yielding negative results. The suspect is described as a Black male, wearing a gray T-shirt, a black baseball hat and black pants. The investigation is ongoing.
UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 2026-04190159, 5200 block of 36th Street N. At approximately 7:49 p.m. on April 19, police were dispatched to Discovery Elementary School for the report of an alarm. Upon arrival, it was determined two juvenile male subjects made entry into the school before subsequently fleeing the scene. No items were reported damaged or stolen. Subject One is described as a White juvenile male wearing a gray t-shirt and black sweatpants. Subject Two is described as a White juvenile male wearing black shorts. The investigation is ongoing.
