Germantown Man Charged Following Police Altercation

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 12, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD – A Germantown man is in custody following an altercation with two off-duty Montgomery County Police officers at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of East Jefferson Street in Rockville.

At approximately 2:54 p.m., off-duty officers assigned to school security saw a vehicle circling the parking lot without a valid student pick-up pass. After directing the driver away, the officers observed the same vehicle return and the driver refused to stop when asked. The driver then drove through traffic cones in the pick-up line and moved into lanes with oncoming vehicles.

When the vehicle finally stopped, the driver, later identified as 38-year-old Joseph Amr Khairy Abdalla, would not get out of the car or identify himself or his purpose at the school. Officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle; however, he resisted and became combative.

Abdalla resisted officers attempts to place him in custody. During the struggle a pocketknife fell off his person. Officers were able to subdue him and took him into custody. Two off-duty officers sustained minor injuries and were treated on scene.

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First District officers arrived to assist and transported Abdalla to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit. He faces multiple counts of assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Based on the investigation there is no evidence at this time that Abdalla had intent to harm anyone associated with the school. Chief Yamada stated, “The actions of these officers shows our heightened efforts to protect our community and the courage of officers to take decisive action for the safety of all.”

Release ID: 25-274
Media Contact: M. DiGilio
Categories: arrest

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