Arrest Made in Germantown Attempted Homicide and Kidnapping

[Howard Hartman]

	DEPARTMENT OF POLICE MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION 2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850-3294
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2012	FOR MORE INFORMATION:                         Media Services Division, 240-773-5030

Arrest Made in Germantown
Attempted Homicide and Kidnapping

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 5th / 6th District Investigative Section have made an arrest in a kidnapping and attempted murder of a 31-year-old male victim.

On January 22nd at approximately 8:00 a.m., 6th District officers responded to a remote location in the woods on Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg for the report of a robbery. Once on the scene they spoke to the victim who told them he had been forced at gunpoint from his home in the 19800 block of Crystal Rock Drive in Germantown. The suspects ordered him into a vehicle and drove to an ATM machine where the victim was forced to withdraw an undisclosed amount of currency. Once the suspects had the currency, they drove the victim to the remote area on Game Preserve Road and forced him, again at gunpoint, to walk into the woods. Fearing for his life, the victim physically fought with the suspects. One of the suspects shot at the victim at which time he feigned injury and the suspects fled the scene. The victim suffered only minor scratches during the incident.

Through investigation, one suspect was identified as Quinnton Brown, age 24, of the 8900 block of Footed Ridge, Columbia, Maryland. Brown and the victim are known to each other. An arrest warrant was issued charging him with attempted first degree murder, kidnapping, robbery, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, reckless endangerment and first degree assault. On January 27th Brown was located and arrested in York, Pennsylvania. He is currently being held on $1 million bond awaiting an extradition hearing which will be held on February 15th.

Detectives continue to investigate the crime and are attempting to identify the remaining suspects. If you have any information on this case, please call the Montgomery County Police 5th District Investigative Section at 240-773-6237.

Quinnton Brown

19800 Block of Crystal Rock Drive in Germantown

[Howard Hartman]

	DEPARTMENT OF POLICE MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION 2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850-3294
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2012	FOR MORE INFORMATION:                         Media Services Division, 240-773-5030

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Detectives Continue Investigation of Attempted
Homicide and Kidnapping in Germantown

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 5th / 6th District Investigative Section have made an additional arrest in a kidnapping and attempted murder of a 31-year-old male victim.

On January 22nd at approximately 8:00 a.m., 6th District officers responded to a remote location in the woods on Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg for the report of a robbery. Once on the scene they spoke to the victim who told them he had been forced at gunpoint from his home in the 19800 block of Crystal Rock Drive in Germantown. The suspects ordered him into a vehicle and drove to an ATM machine where the victim was forced to withdraw an undisclosed amount of currency. Once the suspects had the currency, they drove the victim to the remote area on Game Preserve Road and forced him, again at gunpoint, to walk into the woods. Fearing for his life, the victim physically fought with the suspects. One of the suspects shot at the victim at which time he feigned injury and the suspects fled the scene. The victim suffered only minor scratches during the incident.

Through investigation, one suspect was identified as Quinnton Brown, age 24, of the 8900 block of Footed Ridge, Columbia, Maryland. Brown and the victim are known to each other. An arrest warrant was issued charging Brown with attempted first degree murder, kidnapping, robbery, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, reckless endangerment and first degree assault. On January 27th Brown was located and arrested in York, Pennsylvania. He is currently committed at the Montgomery County Detention Center.

Further Investigation identified a second suspect as Stephen Hammond, age 28, of the 8500 block of Frederick Road in Ellicott City. An arrest warrant was issued charging him with attempted first degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, first and second degree assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun in a vehicle and theft less that $1000. Hammond was arrested on February 9th and is being held on $750,000 bond.

Detectives continue to investigate the crime and are attempting to identify any remaining suspects. If you have any information on this case, please call the Montgomery County Police 5th District Investigative Section at 240-773-6237.

Stephen Hammond