Crime & Safety
Crofton Bar Customer Attacked, 2 Arrested: Police
Men from Edgewater and Lothian are charged with robbing and assaulting a Monie's Bar patron in Crofton, police say.
CROFTON, MD — Two South County men are charged with robbery after they allegedly hid outside a Crofton bar and jumped a customer, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
The assault and robbery was reported about 11:16 p.m. Monday at Monie’s Bar, 1641 Route 3 North Suite 105. The adult male victim told police he was robbed and assaulted by two men outside the bar. Officers searched the area for the suspects and found two men hiding behind a nearby Dumpster. The victim identified the men as the two suspects who attacked him and took his wallet.
The suspects were arrested and taken to Western District.
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The suspects and charges filed are:
William Hunter Hardesty, 28, 3000 block of Tudor Hall Road in Riva:
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- Robbery
- Second-degree assault
- Theft
- Destruction of property
- Resisting arrest
Eugene George Morris III, 24, of the 3500 block of Second Avenue in Edgewater:
- Robbery
- Second-degree assault
- Theft
»Photos of William Hardesty and Eugene Morris III, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police
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