Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Royal Farms convenience store on Tulagi Place in Lexington Park on Sunday night after receiving reports of a firearm attack.
The victim informed deputies that the suspect entered the business to buy things and got verbally aggressive during a conversation. The victim stated that the suspect then fled the business, acquired a weapon, and threatened to shoot him. The victim phoned 911, and the suspect fled the scene.
Deputies identified the suspect using video surveillance and found Brett Andrew Taylor, 26, of Lexington Park, at his home. Taylor was arrested without incident and charged with first- and second-degree assault, as well as using a firearm to commit a felony.
Taylor is being held at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, awaiting a bond hearing.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division have taken up the case. Anyone with information about this event should call Detective James Morgan at 301-475-4200, ext. 8170, or via email at [email protected].
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