The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s
Office Criminal Investigations Division, (CID), arrested and charged an
individual in two recent robberies.
On October 31, 2018, deputies
from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the juvenile victim
in the Lexington Park area for the reported robbery. Investigation determined
the victim arranged via social media to sell a pair of shoes, to an
acquaintance, Benjamin Jamal Washington, age 18 of Lexington Park. The victim and Washington were in Lancaster
Park, located in the 21500 block of Willows Road, in Lexington Park, when
Washington and another individual later identified as, Micah Robert Lee, age 19
of Lexington Park, began to physically assault the victim. During the assault, both subjects removed
items from the victim’s pockets, and also stole the shoes the victim was
selling.
During the course of the
investigation, Washington was also developed as a suspect in a similar robbery
which occurred on October 3, 2018, outside the Hampton Inn, located in the
22200 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. In this robbery, the victim also arranged via
social media to sell shoes to the suspect.
When the victim arrived at the hotel, Washington advised the victim it
was a robbery, and sprayed the victim in the face with possible pepper spray.
Washington then fled the area with the shoes.
On November 1, 2018, Washington
was located by patrol units in the California, Maryland area, and taken into
custody. During the investigation Lee was developed as a suspect, and a search
and seizure warrant was executed at another Lexington Park hotel where
Washington and Lee were residing. Evidence was recovered at the hotel, linking
Washington and Lee to the robberies. Washington was charged with the following:
Armed Robbery
Robbery (2 counts)
Assault Second Degree (2 counts)
Theft $100-$1,500
At this time, there is an active
arrest warrant for Micah Robert Lee for the charges of Robbery, Theft, and
Assault Second Degree.
Anyone with information on the
whereabouts of Micah Lee, or anyone with additional information on these
robberies is asked to contact Detective Trevor Teague at (301) 475-4200
extension *8128, or by email at Trevor.Teague@stmarysmd.com.
Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or
text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the
Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for
information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or
indictment.
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Benjamin Jamal Washington
Micah Robert Lee
