CRESAPTOWN – Deputies responded to an incident at the Bel Air Plaza in Cresaptown on Saturday, following a report of a robbery. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies made contact with an individual who had claimed to be a victim of a robbery. However, it was quickly determined that no robbery had taken place.
According to the subject’s account, he alleged that someone had driven him from Baltimore to Virginia, but the driver had abandoned him at a nearby convenience store when they stopped for a restroom break.
The subject was unable to provide any information about the driver or the vehicle, except that it was described as a truck. He persistently requested transportation from the deputies, either back to Baltimore or to Virginia.
Shortly after the initial interaction, employees from a nearby business alerted deputies about a suspiciously parked passenger car in their parking lot, which had been there for an extended period. Further investigation revealed that the car had been reported stolen from Baltimore.
Evidence at the scene suggested that the individual who had reported the robbery was, in fact, the person who had been utilizing the stolen vehicle until it ran out of gas.
Upon returning to the Bel Air Plaza to approach the original subject, he fled on foot. Maryland State Police joined in the search for the suspect, with assistance from local residents who provided information on his whereabouts as he traversed multiple neighborhoods. The suspect was eventually apprehended approximately a mile away from the plaza.
Identified as 22-year-old Jalen Kyle Dixon, a resident of Baltimore, MD, he was taken into custody by law enforcement. Dixon now faces charges related to the incident, though specific details about the charges were not provided in the available information. The investigation is ongoing.