Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Robbery
Date of Incident: 3 March 2010
Location: 400 block of Keene Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: William L. Fitchett Jr., 19, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 3 March 2010 at 10:57 PM, a taxi driver was in the process of dropping off a fare in the 400 block of Keene Avenue in Salisbury when he was approached by a young male suspect brandishing a handgun and demanding the driver’s money. The driver, who realized that he was about to be the victim of a robbery, instead sped off not allowing the would be robber to get his money. Upon reaching a safe area, the driver contacted the Sheriff’s Office.

Responding deputies left their patrol cars in a nearby park to allow a stealthy response to the neighborhood. Upon checking the location, the deputies observed a subject standing on a front porch of a house on Patrick Avenue who matched the description given by the taxi driver. Upon the deputies announcing their presence, this individual exclaimed "Oh- (expletive)" and attempted to run away with the deputies in pursuit. The suspect did not get far, as he was apprehended on Keene Avenue which runs adjacent to Patrick Avenue. Upon apprehension, this subject, William L. Fitchett Jr., was discovered to possess a mask identical to what the taxi driver stated the robber wore. That, coupled with a positive identification by the victim and statements made by Fitchett made it clear the deputies had their man.

The gun used by Fitchett was apparently discarded just prior to apprehension. A call at 7:30 AM the following day led deputies to the location where Fitchett dropped it. A deputy responded to the scene and recovered a .357 magnum revolver fully loaded with hollow point ammunition. The weapon matched the description provided by the taxi driver perfectly.

Fitchett is currently held in the Wicomico County Detention Center on $250,000.00 bond.
Charges: Attempted Armed Robbery/ Handgun on Person/ Handgun in Commission of Felony

Incident: Possession of Marijuana
Date of Incident: 3 March 2010
Location: West Zion Rd at Leonard Lane, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Justin M. Perry, 20, Delmar, MD

Narrative: On 3 March 2010 at 3:59 PM. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle stuck in the mud off the side of West Zion Road in the vicinity of Leonard Lane in Salisbury, MD. Upon arrival they located a 2000 Lincoln sedan and observed that two men were attempting to push it out of the mud. Upon identifying the operator as Justin Perry, one of the deputies observed that Perry leaned back into his vehicle in appeared to be an attempt to hide something from the deputy. The deputy checked the area where Perry was in the vehicle and located a wooden marijuana smoking device that still contained obvious remnants of marijuana in it.

Perry admitted ownership of the device and was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Perry on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia