PASADENA, MD – On Monday, at approximately 1:00 PM, officers responded to a report of an assault in the 4300 block of Mountain Road in Pasadena. The victim reported that he and his son were threatened by a white male with what appeared to be a black handgun as they were leaving a business.
During the investigation, officers made contact with the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Maurice Dinsmore Beckner 4th from Pasadena, Maryland. Upon inspection, the weapon was discovered to be a Byrna Technologies Inc. chemical irritant launcher designed to resemble a handgun. Beckner was arrested and charged accordingly.