2 Charged in Weis Holdups, Up to 3 More Sought: Howard County Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Two Baltimore men were charged in connection with two armed robberies at the Weis store in Woodstock, the Howard County Police Department reported. The most recent robbery ended with a pursuit from the store on Birmingham Way to Catonsville, where officials said the men were taken into custody Wednesday morning. As many as three suspects may be outstanding, police said Thursday.

Kendell Alexander, 33, of the 800 block of North Glover Street, and Dajuan Bonaparte, 19, of the 700 block of Luzerne Avenue, have been charged with 18 offenses apiece: two counts of armed robbery; two counts of robbery; two counts of theft from $10,000 to $100,000; and 12 counts of first-degree assault.

The charges stemmed from the Weis holdups on Sunday, Dec. 18, and Wednesday, Dec. 28.

• In Wednesday's robbery, police said that as many as five suspects went into the Weis in the 10800 block of Birmingham Way at 6:28 a.m. Two of the suspects were armed with handguns, police said. After demanding and receiving cash, the suspects left in a gray Nissan Altima. A Howard County sheriff's deputy saw the vehicle leaving the shopping center and assisted police in locating it. Officials said they pursued the vehicle to Bloombsbury at Montemar avenues in Catonsville.
• The same Weis was also robbed at gunpoint at 6:37 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. Police said three men went into the store and showed they had guns before taking cash from several cash drawers and leaving. The suspects in that armed robbery were described as three black men wearing all dark clothing with their faces partly covered.

Both Alexander and Bonaparte are being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center.

The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information may contact the Howard County Police Department at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.

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Pictured, Kendell Alexander on the left and Dajuan Bonaparte on the right. Photos courtesy of the Howard County Police Department.