Robbery arrest
Two men were arrested last night after police said they and another man robbed an Odenton resident outside his home.
Officers were called to the 500 block of Rita Drive at 7:20 p.m. for the reported robbery. The 21-year-old man told police he was standing outside his home when he was approached by three men.
One of the men grabbed a gold necklace on the victim's neck and ripped it off of him, police said. When the victim tried to stop him, a second man reached to his waistband and implied he had a gun and would shoot him, police said.
The men ran off; the victim was not hurt.
Later, an officer on patrol pulled over a vehicle matching the victim's description for another violation. Two men in the car were positively identified by a witness as the men who committed the robbery, police said.
Roger Karloff Clark III, 18, of Washington, D.C., and Delroyce Marquetellis Jackson, 20, of Pescara Court in Pasadena, were both charged with robbery, second-degree assault and theft, police said.
Charges are pending against the third man involved in the robbery.
Air conditioner fire
No one was hurt in a small fire early this morning at the Crofton Care and Rehab Center, county Fire Department officials said.
Firefighters were called to the facility at 2131 Davidsonville Road at 4:06 a.m. and found some smoke in the building. They found a small fire had started in a wall air conditioner unit and were able to extinguish it quickly, officials said.
The cause is still being investigated.
Man robbed
Two men robbed another man Wednesday night as he walked in Laurel, county police said.
Officers were called to Urbana South and Marganza South at 8:56 p.m. for the report of a robber. The victim told police two men approached him from behind, grabbed the victim and threw him onto the ground, police said.
They took his wallet and cell phone and ran away. Descriptions of the men were vague.
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
Credit card fraud
A Chester woman reported that somebody fraudulently charged more than $4,000 on her credit card.
She told the sheriff's department she had no idea how the credit card was used. Deputies reported that some of the charges have been traced back to Los Angeles.
An investigation is continuing, police said.
Assault charges
A Centreville man was arrested on various charges after allegedly assaulting and accosting his former girlfriend in violation of a protective order.
Mark J. Flathman, 40, was arrested Aug. 20 after the victim called 911, saying she had been assaulted and was in his vehicle. She told authorities Flathman would not let her go.
As sheriff's deputies began searching for the vehicle, the 911 call was lost. Soon the victim made a second call, saying she had been let off at Harbour Sound Drive in Chester.
Flathman was found nearby, and a subsequent search of his vehicle found suspected marijuana and paraphernalia.
The victim had a protective order against Flathman, prohibiting him from having contact with her. She suffered minor injuries during the assault but refused medical treatment, deputies reported.
Flathman was charged with violating a protective order, second-degree assault, false imprisonment and drug charges, police said.
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