April 26, 2010: Former CIA Officer Facing Date Rape Allegations Tasered, Arrested

Andrew Warren, a former CIA station chief accused of date rape, is arrested at a Ramada Limited hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, by local police, US Marshals, and Diplomatic Security Service officers. The arrest is based on a bench warrant issued when Warren missed a pre-trail hearing in mid-April. Warren has a gun in his waistband when he is arrested. He is tasered twice, because officers believe he is under the influence of drugs and is reaching for his “mid-torso” region, where the gun is located. Officials will also say a crack pipe is recovered from his room. [ABC News, 4/27/2010; ABC News, 5/14/2010; ABC News, 6/7/2010] A tip led officers to the hotel. [13NEWS, 4/26/2010] The tip apparently came after authorities reached out to Warren’s family and friends. After the arrest, Warren is taken to a local hospital. [ABC News, 4/27/2010] A fellow guest at the hotel will describe Warren’s behavior as odd during his time there. “He would say, like, a lot of creepy things to me,” the guest will recall, “like, when my boyfriend wasn’t around, like inappropriate things.” [13NEWS, 4/26/2010] When Warren appears in court the next day, he is confined to a wheelchair and bruising is visible on his face. [ABC News, 5/14/2010]