A strange scene outside an Arlington, Virginia, courthouse is gaining attention online after a man accused of harassing a woman on a Metro train was arrested again almost immediately after leaving his hearing.
Bryan Betancur, 28, had just appeared in court on an assault and battery charge connected to an incident on the Washington, D.C. area Metro system. Authorities say the original case involves Betancur allegedly grabbing a woman’s hair while riding a train on the Silver Line. The encounter reportedly caused alarm among nearby passengers and later spread across social media after the footage surfaced online.
But what happened after the hearing ended is what really caught people’s attention.
According to Metro Transit Police, Betancur walked out of the courthouse and into the parking lot believing he was free to leave. Instead, officers were already waiting for him outside. Within moments of exiting the building, police approached him and placed him back into custody…