After a brief pursuit, deputies captured a sex offender Saturday, according to a release from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an abandoned Dodge Charger Saturday, according to the release.
Once on the scene at Whirlaway Drive and Gate Dancer Court in Prince Frederick, Maryland, deputies determined the vehicle was occupied, according to the sheriff's office. The sole occupant of the vehicle jumped out and stood behind the Charger’s door wielding a knife in his hand.
The man, identified as 34-year-old James Stewart Brown III of Chesapeake Beach, told a deputy he had a knife and the deputy must shoot him, according to the sheriff's office.
As more deputies arrived, Brown jumped back into his vehicle and locked the door, still wielding the knife.
Deputies boxed the vehicle in and attempted to break out a window to gain access. Brown placed the Charger in drive and drove over a curb, and a pursuit ensued, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies used their vehicles to stop the Charger and broke the windows to get Brown. He yelled for the deputies to shoot him while he held the knife to his neck. Despite the deputies’ efforts to get Brown to release the knife, he refused and began to cut his neck, according to the sheriff's office.
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Two deputies used Tasers to get Brown to stop cutting himself and to take him into custody.
Brown was eventually detained without injury to any officers. He was taken to Calvert Memorial Hospital to be treated for self-inflicted superficial injuries before being transported to the Calvert County Detention Center.
The sheriff's office determined Brown had an open felony warrant for multiple sex offense charges. He was charged criminally with failure to obey a lawful order and disturbing the public peace, in addition to multiple traffic violations that occurred during the pursuit.
