SILVER SPRING, MD – A man who robbed the tip jar from a deli on University Boulevard in Silver Spring assaulted and stabbed an employee who tried to stop him on Thursday.
Police said 32-year-old Bryant Whack was sent to jail and charged with first-degree assault, following the stabbing incident.
On Thursday, at approximately 12:38 p.m., 4th District officers were called to Max’s Kosher Café on the 2300 block of University Blvd for a stabbing.
“During the course of the investigation, officers learned that the suspect, 32-year-old Bryant Whack, had been inside the deli panhandling, when he allegedly stole a tip jar from the counter and walked out. The victim, an employee of the café, followed Whack outside and confronted him,” police said. “Whack sprayed the victim with pepper spray, stabbed the victim and then left the location.”
Later, 4th District Community Action Team (DCAT) officers observed a male matching Whack’s description running behind a laundromat on the 11300 block of Georgia Ave. DCAT apprehended the person and identified him as the suspect, Bryant Whack.