On January 14, 2018, Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office units responded to the Subway in Dunkirk, MD for the reported
armed robbery. Detectives determined
similar robberies occurred at a Subway in King George Virginia a week
prior. During the weeks following these
two robberies, a Subway in Anne Arundel County, the Shell Station at the
intersection of Dares Beach Road and Rt. 4 in Prince Frederick, the Subway in
Dunkirk (second robbery), the Subway in King George (second robbery), and two
additional Subways in Charles County were robbed.
During the investigation of the
second armed robbery in Charles County, the suspect exited and returned to a
black Toyota 4 door sedan. The description of this vehicle was shared amongst
local law enforcement.
The Criminal Investigations Bureau planned and coordinated
robbery saturation patrols in an effort to catch the armed robber. At the
direction of Sheriff Evans, the saturation patrols were to remain in effect
until the robberies stopped. Sheriff Evans and detectives visited several
businesses and assured them the recent robberies were a top priority. Law
enforcement personnel kept in contact with business owners and increased
presence in areas the perpetrator was likely to target.
On February 18, 2018, an armed
robbery occurred at the Subway located at 2112 Crain Highway. Charles County
Sheriff’s Officers located the black Toyota 4 door, from the robbery on
February 16, 2018. Units conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the
operator identifying him as Otis Scorpio Williams, a black male born 6/11/84.
Officers took Williams into custody and recovered evidentiary items linking him
to the Subway robberies.
Detectives Jernigan, Hawkins, and
Livingston worked with Charles County detectives to solidify and close the
Calvert County robberies. Detectives applied for charges on Otis Scorpio
Williams and warrants were issued charging him with both armed robberies at the
Subway in Dunkirk and the armed robbery of the Dares Beach Road Shell. Williams
is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center. Sheriff Evans said “These robberies were
spread out over several counties in Maryland and Virginia. I am extremely
pleased to see the suspect was apprehended without incident and without anyone
getting hurt. This is just another example of the outstanding job that the
detectives of the Criminal Investigations Bureau do with communicating with
surrounding jurisdictions and coordinating that information through the
Southern Maryland Information Center (SMIC). The safety of Calvert County
citizens will always be my staff’s top priority.”
