Fairfax County officials described the situation as tied to an ongoing domestic dispute and divorce proceedings. Police are investigating the events and have called the marital situation "messy" as they gather details.
Justin Fairfax, who served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022, previously faced sexual-assault allegations in 2019 from Meredith Watson and later Vanessa Tyson. Both women accused him of separate incidents years earlier; Fairfax denied the claims, insisted the encounters were consensual and said he understood the pain the women described.