On October 22 around 1 a.m., deputies responded to the 1000 block of Maple Street in Delmar, Maryland for a welfare check. The first responding deputy says they found a male suspect on top of a white male victim in his 70s. The suspect was actively assaulting the victim, and the deputy immediately intervened to stop the assault and restrain the suspect.

DSP says the preliminary investigation revealed that the robbery suspect had been to the home earlier in the day on December 16, then returned to the home around 6:00 p.m. that day with three additional suspects. The four men forced their way into the home, with one displaying a firearm. Once inside, police say the suspects demanded money and other items. One of the suspects struck the victim on the top of his head, then all four suspects fled the home on foot. The victim sustained minor injuries following the robbery.