Two Charged in Armed Robbery Series: Carroll Sheriff

Two suspects have been charged in connection with six armed robberies in Carroll County from the past month, according to a statement from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.

A joint investigation with Maryland State Police culminated overnight when authorities arrested 20-year-old Ann Marie Knights of Taneytown and 25-year-old David Joseph Beene of no fixed address, the sheriff’s office reported.

The report states that Knights and Beene were charged in connection with these robberies:

• 7-Eleven (attempted robbery), 2899 New Windsor Road, New Windsor; July 9
• Twin Kiss (attempted robbery), 2977 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg; July 6,
• Royal Farms 1818 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg; July 6
• Esquire Liquors, 5 West Broadway Street, Union Bridge; June 27
• Jiffy Mart, 3137 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg; June 21
• Shell Gas Station, 2284 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg; June 17

Knights is charged with five counts of armed robbery; five counts of first-degree assault; four counts of theft less than $1,000; and theft from $1,000 to under $10,000, according to court records. Charges against Beene were not immediately available.

An arrest is not a finding of guilt; all parties are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Anyone with information about the robberies may contact Detective Youman at cyouman@ccg.carr.org; call 410-386-2900; or notify the Anonymous TIPS Hotline at 1-888-399-TIPP.

Pictured, robbery suspect at Esquire Liquors on June 27, where someone with a white-handled knife reportedly robbed the store of cash and two cartons of cigarettes. Photo Credit: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.