Md. shooting, chase suspect ID'd
An Oxon Hill man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree assault and use of a handgun in a crime of violence after a Thursday incident in which he allegedly exchanged gunfire with a Takoma Park police officer and briefly took a bystander hostage before being apprehended.
Hinton. (Montgomery Police)
Trevlyn T. Hinton, 27, of the 600 block of Audrey Lane, was charged Thursday, according to a Montgomery County Police press release.
The Takoma Park officer, 10-year veteran Douglas Malarkey of the patrol division, has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated as per standard procedure.
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Granted -- people who do this kind of stuff aren't very smart. But -- how do they think they can shoot at a policeman and get away with it?
Do they think that nobody will try to find them? Do they think the jury will say "Oh, it was in self defence."?
I think young Trevlyn's 14-year-old-mamma sat him in front of the television for too many years.
Posted by: wobbleman47 | November 26, 2010 12:14 PM | Report abuse
Exactly why did he attempt to shoot the officer? Does he have outstanding warrants? Was he committing some other crime?
Those details would fill in a lot of blanks in the story.
Posted by: BigDaddy651 | November 26, 2010 1:27 PM | Report abuse
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