Fight at Denny's Restaurant with Baseball Bat Leads to Arrest: Police

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Police called to a fight in the parking lot of the Denny’s restaurant at 6302 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie found a man holding a baseball bat and threatening people inside a vehicle he had rammed.

Investigators say the suspect — Dalonte Ryan Walker, 18, of Lincoln Court in Glen Burnie — had argued Friday night with the adult male victim at the nearby Days Inn, 6600 Ritchie Highway. The victim told Anne Arundel County Police that Walker had a handgun and attempted to rob him, so he fled in his vehicle. He said Walker pursued him, ramming his vehicle several times until they reached the Denny’s parking lot.

Walker reportedly had 38 various OxyContin pills and a loaded .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver on him when he was arrested, police said. A check of the gun showed that it was reported stolen from Baltimore County.

Authorities charged Walker with attempted robbery and first-degree assault, along with various drug, weapons and theft charges.

»Photo of Dalonte Walker of Glen Burnie, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police