Following an ongoing investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Jontae Lamont Proctor, 21, of No Fixed Address, was apprehended on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in connection with the April 2 shooting at Applebee’s in California, MD.

 

Proctor was arrested without incident in the parking lot of a business in Mechanicsville on open warrants for Attempted First-Degree Murder, Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Assault First-Degree, Assault Second-Degree, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, related firearms charges, and Violation of Probation.

 

During the arrest, Proctor was found to have a fully loaded handgun on his person and was charged with six additional counts of firearms violations.

 

The suspect was transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown to await a bond hearing.

 

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Original News Release

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting at Local Restaurant

LEONARDTOWN, MD (April 3, 2024)—On April 2, 2024, at approximately 11:11 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Applebee’s Restaurant on Miramar Way, California, MD, for the report of a shooting.

 

Detectives and Crime Lab personnel from the Criminal Investigations Division assumed the investigation and determined there was an altercation that led to one victim being shot while inside the restaurant. Deputies administered life-saving measures until the victim was transported to an area trauma center for medical treatment.

 

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Warren Forinash at 301-475-4200, ext. 8072, or Warren.Forniash@stmaryscountymd.gov.

 

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