LEONARDTOWN, MD (January 12, 2025) – Three suspects were arrested Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025, and charged with multiple counts, including armed robbery, following an incident that occurred that evening in California.

 

At about 6:05 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division were summoned to the 44000 block of Redwood Lane for the report of an armed robbery. Deputies arrived and spoke with the victim, who reported an individual known to him had pointed a handgun at him and, along with another suspect, had taken cash and an expensive jacket before leaving the area in a green passenger car.

 

Through investigation, patrol deputies located the vehicle of interest and observed three occupants inside. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver was identified as Justin Tyler Chapman, 22, of Lexington Park; Brandon Rafael Adams Jr., 18, of Bowie, as the front-seat passenger; and Jevone Daevion Reid, 19, of California, the rear passenger. Detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Unit identified Reid as the suspect who reportedly pointed the handgun at the victim.

 

Following a probable cause search of the vehicle, deputies recovered a loaded Glock 23, .40 caliber handgun, and a 9MM handgun with a machine gun conversion device. The three suspects were arrested.

 

Reid was charged with 12 counts, including

• Armed Robbery
• Possession of a regulated firearm by someone under 21 years of age
• Loaded handgun in vehicle
• Handgun wear/carry and transport in a vehicle on public roads
• Loaded handgun on person
• Wear/carry/transport a handgun on person
• Illegal possession of a regulated firearm
• Illegal possession of ammunition
• Use of a firearm during the commission of a felony/violent crime
• Assault first- and second-degree
• Theft of $100 to under $1500

 

Chapman was charged with seven counts, including

• Loaded handgun in vehicle
• Wear/carry a handgun and transport in a vehicle on public roads
• Loaded handgun on person
• Wear/carry/transport a handgun on person
• Possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a disqualifying crime
• Illegal possession of ammunition
• Possession of a rapid-fire trigger activator

 

Adams was charged with 12 counts, including

• Armed robbery

• Possession of a regulated firearm by someone under 21 years of age
• Wear/carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle upon public roads
• Wear/carry a handgun in a vehicle upon public roads
• Two counts of wear/carry/transport a handgun on person
• Possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a disqualifying crime
• Illegal possession of ammunition
• Use of a firearm during the commission of a felony/violent crime
• Assault first- and second-degree
• Theft of $100 to under $1500

 

The suspects were transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown to await a bond hearing on Monday afternoon.

 

The case remains under investigation, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Warren Forinash at 301-475-4200, ext. 8072, or by email at Warren.Forinash@stmaryscountymd.gov.

 

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