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Fight At Glen Burnie School Prompts Family Confrontation, Charges Against Adult: Police

A fight at Marley Middle School led to a confrontation between families, police said. Officers charged one of the adults involved.

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The Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that a fight at Marley Middle School, pictured above, led to a confrontation between families on Feb. 24. Authorities said they charged one of the involved adults.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that a fight at Marley Middle School, pictured above, led to a confrontation between families on Feb. 24. Authorities said they charged one of the involved adults. (Google Maps)

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Police announced that a fight at Marley Middle School led to a confrontation between families on Feb. 24. Officers said they charged one of the adults involved.

Authorities said they heard about the fight between juvenile students around 1 p.m. Officials called the students' guardians.

Police said a man then started arguing with the other family in the school parking lot. Officers accused him of pulling a wooden handle out from his car. Authorities compared the handle to the base of a hammer or an ax without its head attached.

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The man did not swing the handle at anybody.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department did not identify the suspect.

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