WCSO CID Press Release - Mar. 15, 2017

Incident: Robbery
Date of Incident: February 14, 2017
Location: 4800-Block of Meadowlark Drive, Salisbury, Maryland
Suspects:
Xavier Arlie Townsend 20 years old of Salisbury, MD
Alexis Aja Divine 20 years old of Salisbury, Princess Anne, MD
Narrative: On February 14, 2017, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4800-Block of Meadowlark Drive, Salisbury, MD for a robbery. The victims told deputies they had previously placed an expensive diamond watch for sale on Craigslist. Alexis Divine and Xavier Townsend responded to the ad and met with the victims to view the watch, at the victim’s home. The victims handed Divine the watch to try on, Divine dropped her wrist and hand into Townsend’s hand, allowing Townsend to grab the watch. Townsend ran out the house with the stolen watch. Divine attempted to also run out of the house but was briefly detain by one of the victims. Townsend then returned inside and assaulted the victims and helped Divine escape. Both Divine and Townsend fled the scene in Divine’s vehicle. Later, deputies were able to locate this vehicle, abandoned, in the area of Emerson Ave., Salisbury, MD. During the course of the investigation, deputies were able to identify Divine and Townsend as the suspects. Arrest warrants were later issued for Divine and Townsend.
On March 1, 2017, Alexis Divine was located and arrested in Princess Anne, Maryland and transferred to the Wicomico County Detention Center. On March 15, 2017, Xavier Townsend was served his arrest warrant at the Wicomico County Detention Center, where he is being held on unrelated charges.
Charges: Robbery; Con-Robbery; Theft $1,000 to Under $10,000; Assault 2nd Degree; Assault 2nd Degree