Shots Fired Near Vigil For Thanksgiving Homicide Victim: Police

SEVERN, MD — Loved ones and police officers gathered in Severn to remember Louis Guy Newman III at a Sunday afternoon vigil. The 20-year-old Glen Burnie man died after a triple shooting at a Thanksgiving football game, police said.

That ceremony turned violent around 2:55 p.m. when officers in attendance heard the sound of gunshots, an incident report noted. Police added that they ran toward the noise and found a man firing bullets into the air.

Officers told the man to put his .32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver on the ground, and he complied, the report added. Police then arrested the suspect, identified as Mark Anthony Artison.

The 30-year-old Severn man faces these felonious charges:

• Possessing a firearm despite being convicted of a previous felony
• Having a gun on him while also committing a drug offense

Artison is up against the following misdemeanors:

• Carrying a loaded handgun
• Reckless endangerment
• Disorderly conduct
• Illegal firearm possession
• Second-degree assault
• Resisting or interfering with an arrest
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Police also charged Artison with firing a gun, which isn't a felony or a misdemeanor.

A judge released Artison on recognizance on Monday. He will next appear in court on Dec. 23 for a preliminary hearing. The case does not yet list a trial date.

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