On February 13, at approximately 10:10 a.m., officers responded to a tobacco shop located in the 6400 block of Crain Highway in La Plata for the report of a commercial armed robbery that just occurred. Upon arrival, officers learned that the suspect entered the business, pointed a black semi‑automatic handgun at a store clerk, and demanded currency and a carton of cigarettes. The suspect obtained the items and fled on foot. A description of the suspect was provided and officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the La Plata Police Department canvassed the area, locating the suspect on Prospect Avenue. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody. A black semi‑automatic‑style handgun, later determined to be a BB gun, was recovered from the suspect, along with clothing he had discarded while fleeing. The suspect was identified as Lloyd Michael Hawkins, age 39, of Waldorf.
Detectives initiated a follow‑up investigation and subsequently linked Hawkins to an armed robbery that occurred two days earlier, on February 11, at a laundromat in Waldorf. Hawkins was charged with robbery, weapons violations, aggravated assault, and other related charges. He is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center without bond.
Lloyd Michael Hawkins
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