Man Smokes PCP in Target, Assaults Women: Police

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GLEN BURNIE, MD — A Shady Side man who reportedly used PCP in a Target store restroom faces assault charges for attacking women in the retail business, police say.

Anne Arundel County Police were called to a fight on Saturday afternoon at the Target located at 7951 Nolpark Road in Glen Burnie.

Police were told that Frank Eugene Pratt, 39, of the 1500 block of Columbia Beach Road in Shady Side, might have smoked PCP in the store’s restroom.

After using the hallucinogenic drug, police say Pratt allegedly walked up to several female customers and assaulted them.

In another section of the store, Pratt reportedly grabbed a woman’s purse. The victim gave the purse to the suspect in fear of being assaulted. A woman at the store with the suspect grabbed the purse away from Pratt and returned it to the woman.

Pratt then left Target and was arrested by police.

Evidence of PCP was recovered from the suspect. None of the victims were injured.

Pratt is charged with: Attempted robbery, second-degree assault, CDS possession not marijuana, and disorderly conduct.

»Photo of Frank Pratt, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police