LEONARDTOWN, Md. (Jan. 21, 2008) - The St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) released the following incident and arrest reports. BCI is an investigative team comprised of Detectives from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack. The unit was established on July 1, 2003 and is based in Leonardtown, Maryland.
BUGRLARIES CONTINUE IN 7th DISTRICT: At approximately 1 a.m. on January 18, police responded to a burglary on Abell Road in Abell. The homeowner was awakened and found a male suspect in the kitchen of the home. The homeowner fired a shotgun in the direction of the suspect, who fled on foot. BCI detectives were notified and are continuing the investigation.
WOMAN STRUCK BY ARROW: At approximately 5a.m. on January 19, Natasha M. Kelly was walking on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park when she was struck in the back by an arrow. The victim was flown to PG Shock Trauma Center by Trooper 2. St. Mary's County Deputies apprehended Luis R. Fuentes, 43, of Lexington Park, and charged him with 1st Degree Assault. It was determined that Fuentes had shot the arrow from the area of his residence at the victim as she walked on the sidewalk. He was incarcerated at the St. Mary's County Detention Center.
On January 21, St. Mary's County BCI detectives arrested Mark Anthony Morgan, 20, of Mechanicsville, for a January 18 nighttime burglary of a garage on Widow Lane in Mechanicsville. He was charged with 2nd Degree Burglary and Theft. Morgan was incarcerated in the St. Mary's County Detention Center.