Police Identify Man in National Guard Barricade

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – Police have identified the person who allegedly barricaded himself in a National Guard building Monday afternoon as a Virginia man.

Charles J. Muchanic, 43, of the 800 block of Cove Mountain Road in Gladstone, Va., is charged with trespassing, Baltimore County police said Tuesday morning.

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After an evaluation, Muchanic was released from the Baltimore County Detention Center on $7,500 bond, according to police.

He was taken into custody approximately three and a half hours after a security alarm went off in the building that houses the National Guard Armory in the 10900 block of Notchcliff Road, police reported.

Army personnel called police for assistance, and Baltimore County sent in negotiators and tactical teams due to the sensitive nature of the property.

Officials said Muchanic came out of the building after speaking with authorities and was immediately brought into custody.

Court records show he was booked and released from the detention center on Monday. Muchanic is scheduled to appear regarding the trespassing charge on July 5 in Baltimore County District Court.

Booking photo of Charles Muchanic courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.