Crime & Safety

Report: Germantown Man Pleas Guilty to Brazen Burglaries, Assaults

Elwood Antoneo Martin faces 14 years in prison, The Gazette reports.

A Germantown man has pleaded guilty to a string of brazen burglaries, thefts and assaults—including an incident in April, when a Germantown woman was attacked and robbed as she checked her mail.

Elwood Antoneo Martin, 29, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, assault, and theft Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court and could spend 14 years in prison, The Gazette reports.

Martin is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 26, the newspaper reports. Read The Gazette’s full account at Gazette.net

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Martin was on parole at the time of his arrest May 1, Germantown Patch has reported. Detectives used GPS data from his ankle monitor to link him to several of the crimes. Police said he was responsible for the following incidents in Germantown:

  • Dec. 31—A purse and electronics were reported missing in a vehicle break-in in the 20000 block of Gateshead Circle, between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m.
  • Jan. 2—A purse was taken from an unlocked vehicle in the 20000 block of Appledowre Circle, around 8 p.m.
  • Jan. 9—Cash and electronics were reported missing from a vehicle in the 20100 block of Locustdale Drive, between 5:40 and 6:20 a.m.
  • Jan. 14—A 50-year-old woman said around 8:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the 11300 block of Halethorpe Terrace, a man implied he had a weapon, reached into the driver’s side of her vehicle and took her purse and jewelry.
  • Jan. 28—Around 9 p.m. in the 20000 block of Appledowre Circle, a man approached a 46-year-old woman exiting her vehicle and demanded money. When the woman said she didn’t have any, the man punched her in the face and robbed her.
  • April 1—A woman loading her vehicle in the 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road said a man opened the passenger door and took her purse and other property.
  • April 11—A 57-year-old woman checking her mail in the 18000 block of Cottage Garden Drive, was grabbed from behind by a man. The man took her purse and threw the woman on the ground. The woman’s eye and mouth required stitches.

 

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