S Yanda

You were arrested by S Yanda, who operates in Arlington County. The good news is that cases involving this officer get dismissed at a significantly higher rate than typical in Virginia—54.2% compared to the statewide average of 34.7%. This puts Yanda in the 78th percentile for dismissal rates among Virginia officers, meaning the outcomes here are genuinely better than most. Nearly half of arrests lead to dismissal, which suggests either careful scrutiny during prosecution or patterns in how charges are documented that don't hold up in court.

Where your charge falls matters considerably. If you were arrested for a weapons offense, every case on this officer's record was dismissed—though that's a small sample of nine cases. Public intoxication charges dismiss at 47.8%, roughly evenly split between dismissal and conviction. DUI/DWI is the exception: only 7.7% dismissal rate there, reflecting how seriously courts treat impaired driving. The largest category, "Other" charges, dismiss 63.3% of the time. Understanding which charge you face will tell you much more about what typically happens next.