Hate Crime and 41 Other Charges Lodged Against Clarksville Man

A Clarksville man has been charged with 42 offenses in a series of vandalism crimes from swastika graffiti to tire slashing over an eight-month period, according to police.

Taylor Richard Allen, 24, of the 12200 block of Linden Linthicum Lane, faces 37 charges of destruction of
property, two counts of using a destructive device, two counts of malicious burning and one count of committing a hate crime.

Authorities said they identified Allen as the suspect in the crimes, which occurred during overnight hours between April and December and became more frequent in the past two months, after an investigation that incorporated surveillance.

Allen was allegedly linked to 15 crimes within a quarter-mile radius, including the following:

• Graffiti on sidewalks, footpaths, playgrounds, mailboxes, cars and other property. Swastikas and the words “Rag Doll” appeared in a few cases.
• Slashing a total of 51 tires on 26 cars, puncturing them in a similar fashion.
• Throwing a Molotov cocktail, or homemade explosive device, onto a field at River Hill High School on two occasions.

Officials said Allen was arrested Wednesday on a footpath and was being held at the Howard County Detention Center on $50,000 bond.

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