A fitness tracking app and information from the public helped identify a cyclist in the assault of another cyclist last month on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail
Detectives with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office discovered the suspect was utilizing the STRAVA app as he traveled in the area of the assault. Through the investigation and interviews with independent witnesses, the accused, 48, of Vienna, was positively identified as the suspect. Shortnacy was charged today with malicious wounding.
The charge stems from an incident April 22 where an individual was riding his bike west on the W&OD Trail near Ashburn Village Boulevard and was attempting to pass two bicyclists. He was reportedly riding on the center line when the suspect was coming from the opposite direction. The suspect reached his arm out intentionally and struck the individual on his helmet. The individual fell to the ground and was seriously injured. The suspect rode off in the opposite direction.