Baltimore, Maryland – Orneth Patrick South, age 48, of
Charlotte, North Carolina; Ryan Shevin Smith, age 38, of Princess Anne,
Maryland; and Michael D. Watts, age 42, of Brooklyn, New York, have been
charged federally in connection with the robbery of an armored vehicle in
Salisbury, Maryland on January 22, 2018.
The charges were announced by United States Attorney for the
District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; and Chief of
Police for the Salisbury Police Department Barbara Duncan.
According to the charging documents, on Monday, January 22,
2018, at approximately 7:15 a.m., the Salisbury Police Department responded to
the armed robbery of a Loomis Armored vehicle that was parked at a branch of
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) located in Salisbury, Maryland. The Loomis vehicle driver was servicing an
automated teller machine (“ATM”) at the location, when three men approached him
and demanded money from the ATM as well as the armored vehicle. The driver was disarmed of his service
handgun and restrained.
The defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
for the robbery, and up to life in prison for the firearm charge.
An individual charged by indictment or criminal complaint is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal
proceedings.
United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI –
Baltimore Field Office, FBI – Charlotte, North Carolina Field Office, FBI – New
York Field Office, and the Salisbury Police Department for their work in the
investigation. Mr. Hur thanked Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Michael Cunningham and Paul Riley, who are prosecuting the case.
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