OCEAN CITY, Md. - A man has been arrested for an armed robbery of an Ocean City motel early Monday morning.
Ocean City Police say around 1:45 a.m. today, an employee of a motel near 71st Street says the suspect entered the lobby, pointed a knife at him, and demanded money.
Police say the description matched 47-year-old Troy Evans, who had just been released about four hours earlier after being arrested for an open-container violation in the town. He had been released on his own recognizance.
They say officers canvassed the area and found Evans around 2:30 a.m. and arrested him. Police say he had two knives and cash on him.
(Ocean City Police Department)
He was charged with the following, held without bond, and transferred to the Worcester County jail:
- Armed robbery
- Robbery
- Theft under $100
- 1st degree assault
- 2nd degree assault
- Reckless endangerment
