Police recognize man reporting robbery as suspect in another case

An 18-year-old Lorton man was reporting a robbery when Prince William County police realized he matched the description of a suspect in a sexual battery case and promptly took him into custody, police said Thursday. Joshua David Zemaitis reported to police that he had his cell phone and personal documents stolen by a group of […]

Published January 14, 2009 5:00am EST | Updated October 28, 2023 6:58pm EST



An 18-year-old Lorton man was reporting a robbery when Prince William County police realized he matched the description of a suspect in a sexual battery case and promptly took him into custody, police said Thursday.

Joshua David Zemaitis reported to police that he had his cell phone and personal documents stolen by a group of men while he walking behind Prince William Square shopping center.

But as he was giving police a report, they recognized him as the suspect in a Jan. 12 incident in which police said he groped a 37-year-old Woodbridge woman.

The woman was walking on the 14000 block of Kramer Place in Woodbridge when a man approached her from behind and asked for directions. The suspect

then inappropriately touched her before running away, police said.

Zemaitis is being held on $2,000 bail and has been charged with sexual battery.