Darrell
L. Webb Jr., 21, wanted for armed robbery, first degree assault, and
theft.
A citizen interrupted the robbery and tackled the suspect as
he fled the store but was unable to hold him until police arrived
By Kevin Dayhoff, January 6, 2012
Maryland state troopers and Sykesville police responded to
the High’s Convenience Store at 7400 Village Road, Sykesville this morning for
a report of an assault with a baseball bat.
The Maryland State Police have reported that when the
officers arrived upon the scene, at approximately 6:45 a.m., “officers located
the lone store clerk suffering from multiple injuries from an apparent strike
to the head and body with a baseball bat.”
A warrant has subsequently been issued for Darrell L. Webb
Jr., 21, of the 1800 block of Amanda Lane, Sykesville, Md., charging him armed
robbery, first-degree assault, and theft with additional charges that are
pending. “Troopers believe Webb acted alone and at this time is the only
suspect in the incident,” according to state police.
The 21-year-old clerk was transported to the Carroll
Hospital Center by the Sykesville Volunteer Fire Company with non-life
threatening injuries.
State police report that the preliminary investigation
indicates that “Webb entered the convenience store and threatened the store
clerk verbally. He then used the bat to strike the clerk several times before
fleeing the store.”
Police say that in addition to assaulting the clerk with a
baseball bat, Webb also stole an undetermined amount of Maryland Lottery
scratch off tickets…
“An alert citizen observed Webb enter the store with the bat
and interrupted the assault,” say police. “The citizen tackled Webb as he fled
from the store but, but was unable to detain him until police arrived.”
Webb is reported to have fled the scene “in a dark blue 2006
Chrysler Sebring with Maryland tags 8AK5106,” according to state police.
It has also been reported that this is not the first time
Webb has threatened the clerk. In the course of the investigation “Investigators
also learned that Webb is believed to have threatened the same store clerk with
a baseball bat several days prior to this incident. That incident is being
investigated by officers with the Sykesville Police Department.”
Troopers from the Westminster Barrack, along with members of
the Sykesville Police Department, are searching for Webb. Anyone with
information about the robbery or Webb’s whereabouts is asked to contact state
police at 410-386-3000.
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