On
July 5, 2014 at approximately 12:24 AM, Sheriff’s Office Patrol units
responded to the Wawa store on Three Notch Rd., California, Maryland, for the
report of a robbery. Upon arrival
deputies determined a white male suspect entered the store and proceeded behind
the counter where he removed five cartons of cigarettes from the shelf. A store employee confronted the suspect at
which time the suspect raised his shirt indicating he was armed with a
handgun. The suspect fled on foot from
the store and was pursued by two citizens who had witnessed the incident. The suspect was able to elude capture. The
Criminal Investigations Division was contacted and assumed the
investigation. During additional
interviews conducted on July 8, 2014, a witness indicated he observed the handle
of a firearm protruding from the waistband of the suspect.
On
July 7, 2014, Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives received information
regarding a possible suspect and provided the information to CID detectives who were able to identify the
suspect as Kevin Bryan Wright, age 29, of Great Mills, and obtain a
warrant for his arrest. On July 11, 2014,
members of the Sheriff’s Office Lexington Park COPs UNIT located and arrested
Wright on the outstanding warrant.
Wright was served the warrant obtained by Detective Croyle charging him with
Armed Robbery, Robbery, Firearm Use / in Commission of a Felony, Theft less
than $1,000 and incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center under a
$50,000 bond.
Kevin Bryan Wright
Captain Terry L. Black
CommanderCriminal Investigations Division
301-475-4200 Ext. 1925
