Two suspects arrested for robbery and assault, a third suspect got away

Westminster MD Police Department: Two suspects arrested for robbery and assault, a third suspect got away

Photos courtesy of the Carroll County Detention Center

By Kevin Dayhoff

Posted 1/26/11

Two suspects are in custody today thanks to quick work by the Westminster Police Department.

Two black males, Elijah Mason, 21, and his brother, Sancho Spriggs, 19, of the unit block of Sullivan Ave. in Westminster were arrested and charged with robbery, theft less than $1000.00 and second-degree assault early Tuesday evening.

At 4:35 Tuesday afternoon a local citizen was walking home in the vicinity of the Mid City Apartments on South Center Street in Westminster.  As he walked, he looked into his wallet for some paperwork.  It was at that time that he observed a black male subject wearing a blue flannel shirt and dark colored knit type hat following him, according to a Westminster Police Department press release.

The suspect then approached the victim, grabbed the wallet, and ran towards Lincoln Road with the victim in pursuit.

The victim and the suspect became engaged in a struggle during which time two other black male subjects entered the struggle and began kicking the victim about the face and body.  During the assault, a handgun fell onto the ground, say the Westminster police.

The suspects then fled in a maroon-colored Cadillac, picked up the initial suspect and all three fled west on East Green Street until they were stopped in minutes by a Westminster patrol officer.

At the time the maroon Cadillac was stopped, only the two suspects who are alleged to have assaulted the victim were in the car.  Westminster police report, “The victim was brought to the scene of the stop and positively identified the two occupants of the Cadillac as the individuals who assaulted him after the initial confrontation with the first suspect.”

After their arrest, bond was set at $30,000.00 for both Spriggs and Mason.  They were incarcerated in the Carroll County Detention Center, before they posted bail earlier today and were released pending trial.

The victim, according to police, received cuts and abrasions to the facial area and was treated and released by fire department personnel.

The Westminster Criminal Investigation Bureau is continuing the investigation.  The initial suspect remains at large and is described as a black male, medium skin complexion, unknown age, last seen wearing a blue flannel shirt and dark colored knit hat, according to police.

If anyone may have witnessed this incident or who have information as to the identity of the remaining suspect; please contact the Westminster Police Department at (410) 848-4646, send a confidential text to 847411, keyword TIPWPD or contact the TIPS line at (410) 857-8477.

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