On April 14, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. deputies
from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of FDR
Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported robbery. Investigation determined
the two victims were seated in a vehicle when two suspects, known to the
victims, entered the backseat of the vehicle. Shortly after entering the
vehicle, one suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from the victims.
The suspects obtained money and stole personal property from the victims before
fleeing the area on foot.
One suspect, a male age 16 of
Leonardtown, was located hours after the incident and was arrested. Gavon
Phillip Jones, age 18 of Lexington Park, was located on April 16, 2020, and
arrested. Both suspects were transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and
Rehabilitation Center and charged with the following:
Armed Robbery
Robbery
Assault First Degree
Assault Second Degree
Theft
Handgun Use/Crime of Violence
The juvenile suspect in this incident
was charged as an adult and has been released from the detention center on
pretrial supervision. Due to a recent change in Maryland law the name and
photograph of the juvenile will not be released until the court makes a finding
at the waiver hearing to determine the jurisdiction of this case. Jones remains
incarcerated at the detention center on a no bond status.
Anyone with information on this incident
is asked to contact Detective James Bare at (301) 475-4200 extension 78118 or
by email at James.Bare@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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Gavon Phillip Jones
