Car Stuck In Owings Mills Driveway Ends In Arrest: Police

OWINGS MILLS, MD — An Owings Mills man is being held without bail after police said he assaulted his daughter and threatened a tow truck driver at gunpoint.

Officials said he became "irate" after his daughter's car got stuck in the driveway and so did the tow truck she called for assistance.

Andrew Gardner, 56, of the 12000 block of Park Heights Avenue, is charged with two counts of first- and second-degree assault, using a firearm in a felony crime and having a handgun on his person, court records show.

Police said he was accused of assaulting his 34-year-old daughter and threatening the tow truck driver with a gun.

He was arrested Saturday afternoon following an hours-long barricade inside his family home, according to authorities. Police said negotiators cleared the barricade by 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20.

"Negotiators with the Baltimore County Police Department kept in contact with Gardner and were instrumental in bringing about a peaceful resolution," police said in a statement.

Gardner was denied bail at a hearing Monday and will be held at the Baltimore County Detention Center. A preliminary hearing in the case is slated for March 19, court records show.