Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Theft of a Motor Vehicle
Date of Incident: 20 October 2009
Location: 5000 block of Swordfish Drive, Eden, MD
Suspect: Larry J. Brown, 20, Fruitland, MD

Narrative: On 20 October 2009 at 1:13 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported vehicle in a ditch in the 5000 block of Swordfish Drive in Eden, MD. Upon arrival, the deputy located a Jeep Cherokee unattended and stuck in a ditch. The vehicle was also left with the engine running. Upon contacting the owner of the vehicle, the deputy discovered that the Jeep had been stolen from a residence in Salisbury.

When the deputy checked the neighborhood, the deputy located a male subject, later identified as Larry Brown. The deputy observed that Brown was wet and covered with dirt. Upon further investigation, the deputy determined that Brown was responsible for the theft of the Jeep and the subsequent accident that left it in a ditch.

The deputy placed Brown under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Brown was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $10,000.00 bond

Charges: Theft of Motor Vehicle
Theft over $1,000.00

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 20 October 2009
Location: Jersey Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Shade P. Williams, 18, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 20 October 2009 at 1:30 PM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a subject brandishing a handgun in area of the intersection of Jersey Road and Bailey lane in Salisbury. Upon arrival, the deputies met with two victims who advised they cutting across private property, crossing from Bailey Lane and heading towards Hearne lane, when they were accosted by the resident. The resident began yelling and threatening the subjects for cutting across his property. The two subjects informed the deputies that they continued walking on Hearne Lane when they were confronted by an individual, Shade Williams, who approached in a vehicle and pointed what the victims recognized as a handgun at them and threatened to hurt the victims. The two victims believed this was in retaliation for cutting across the property.

Deputies located both Williams and her vehicle on an adjacent street at which time they recovered a black in color .BB gun. The .BB gun was extremely realistic and designed to resemble a small semi-automatic handgun. Both victims believed that the weapon displayed was in fact real and that Williams had the capability to shoot them.

Williams was placed under arrest for the First Degree Assault of the victims and transported to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Williams was detained by the Commissioner in lieu of $50,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 1st Degree – two counts