Domestic Altercation Results In Arrest

Location: Shiloh Way Laurel

Date of Occurrence: August 28, 2009

Suspect(s): Raymond France, age 66 of Laurel

Resume: On Friday August 28, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Troopers and Laurel Police Department responded to a domestic altercation.

The 65 year old victim awoke to the defendant/ Raymond France asking her if she wanted to try some of the steak that he had cooked on the grill. When the victim looked outside, she observed her large Longerberger basket collection engulfed in flames.

France then told the victim to look inside the refrigerator for her medication. The victim discovered France had removed her three month supply of medication.

France then grabbed a large fillet knife and waved it at the victim, as he made statements that he was going to kill her.

France fled into the woods, after the victim had called 911. Troopers located France a couple of doors down from the victim’s residence. France resisted arrest and refused to cooperate with being fingerprinted.

France was arrested for resisting arrest, failure to comply with fingerprints, criminal mischief, theft, reckless burning, terroristic threatening, aggravated menacing, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. France was committed to SCI, after failing to posting $38,000 secured bond