Court documents: Man charged after barricade incident at CIA headquarters
Mar 21, 2025
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Court documents revealed that a man who may have been experiencing a mental health crisis was charged for his involvement in a barricade situation that happened at the CIA headquarters in McLean on Wednesday.
In an affidavit filed Thursday, a CIA police office
r said he was on patrol near the headquarters just before 9:45 a.m. when he received a call about a man with a gun near Route 123, just outside the headquarters's main gate.
He found the man sitting on a bench, holding a gun pointed toward his own head.
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The man identified himself as 28-year-old Robert Scofield and told the officer he was on probation out of the state of Oregon.
"I conversed with Scofield while I attempted to talk to him and deescalate the situation," the officer said, according to the affidavit.
Other officers with the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) spoke with him over multiple hours while he remained seated on the bench.
Later that afternoon, the CIA police officer said he was told Scofield eventually peacefully surrendered "after smoking his final cigarette." FCPD confirmed that he surrendered just before 3:30 p.m.
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While investigating, the officer reviewed security camera footage that showed Scofield walking near the headquarters. At one point, he pointed a handgun into the installation and fired several rounds.
The footage allegedly shows Scofield pointing the gun toward his head as he continued walking toward the memorial bench.
According to court documents, Scofield was convicted on Dec. 5, 2023, on a controlled substance charge out of Washington state.
He was also charged earlier this year - on Jan. 30, 2025 - in Oregon state court of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
For the barricade incident, Scofield was charged with felon in possession of a firearm. ...read more read less