Another Attempted Murder In Wicomico County

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT: ATTEMPTED MURDER/DRIVE-BY SHOOTING

DATE: Friday, February 29, 2008


LOCATION: 100 BLOCK FRANCIS DRIVE, SALISBURY, WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND

SUSPECTS: MILES, CHARLES, 44YOA, SALISBURY

INVESTIGATING DEPUTY AVNET W224 Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office


RELEASING AUTHORITY SGT. WAGNER Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office

Narrative: ON 02-28-08 AT 0116 HOURS DEPUTIES FROM THE WCSO RESPONDED TO
THE 100 BLOCK OF FRANCIS DRIVE FOR A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED. UPON
INVESTIGATION MILES CHARLES WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE FIRED SEVERAL ROUNDS
FROM A HANDGUN WHILE OPERATING HIS DODGE DAKOTA AT A HOUSE AFTER AN
ARGUMENT OCCURRED INVOLVING AN ESTRANGED GIRLFRIEND AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND.
DEPUTIES BEGAN TO CHECK THE AREA. A SHORT TIME LATER A DEPUTY SPOTTED A
SUSPICIOUS HONDA DRIVING PAST THE VICTIM’S HOUSE. AFTER RUNNING THE TAG IT
WAS CONFIRMED TO BE REGISTERED TO MILES CHARLES WHO HAD SWITCHED VEHICLES.
A PURSUIT ENSUED INVOLVING WCSO, SPD, AND STATE POLICE ENDING IN CHARLES
FLEEING ON FOOT FROM THE HONDA. CHARLES WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT S.
DIVISION AND DYKES ROAD AND CHARLES WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR THE BELOW
OFFENSES.

CHARLES WAS CHARGED WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES: ATT. 1ST DEGREE MURDER,
ATT. 2ND DEGREE MURDER, RECKLESSLY DISCHARGING FIREARM FROM VEH..,
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, 1ST DEGREE ASSAULT, 2ND DEGREE ASSAULT, POSS. OF A
REGULATED FIREARM BY A FELON, POSSESS A FIREARM AFTER CONV. OF A
MISDEMEANOR CARRYING OVER 2 YEARS PENALTY, WEAR/CARRY/TRANSPORT HANDGUN ON
PERSON, WEAR /CARRY/ TRANSPORT HANDGUN IN VEH., WEAR/CARRY/TRANSPORT
HANDGUN WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, WEAR/CARRY A
HANDGUN CONCEALED ON HIS PERSON.

CHARLES WAS CHARGED WITH THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC OFFENSES:
FAILURE TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, SPEEDING, RECKLESS DRIVING, FAILURE TO STAY
RIGHT OF CENTER, FLEEING AND ELUDING POLICE VEH., FLEEING AND ELUDING
POLICE VEH. ON FOOT.