Charles County, Maryland, authorities are searching for four men who forced a teenage girl inside an SUV, held her at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her.
The 16-year-old girl was walking on Melrose Court in Waldorf about 1 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, when she noticed a dark-colored vehicle pass by her several times. The driver stopped and a man got out of the vehicle ans started talking to her. Another man then got out and the two suspects dragged the girl to the vehicle and forced her inside, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said.
Two more suspects were inside the vehicle. The armed men then sexually assaulted the girl, police said. About 3 a.m., they pushed her out of the vehicle and took off.
The girl told police she started walking to a convenience store for help and an elderly man helped her and drove her back to where she was staying. She is from California and was visiting relatives in Waldorf.
Police gave detailed descriptions of the four suspects:
- The first suspect is a black man, possibly in his twenties, with a moustache and goatee, large tattoo of an angel on the left side of his neck, tattoo with writing across the lower stomach, wearing a blue skull cap with stripes, a large North Face brand jacket, a “True Religion” shirt, black jeans with white stitching, blue Nike shoes and a small gold chain on his neck with a circular piece of gold with diamonds on it. He also had an electronic monitoring device on his ankle.
- Suspect two is a black man, possibly in his twenties, with shoulder-length dread locks worn in a ponytail and clean shaven. He was wearing a black and white shirt with a picture of a man on the front wearing a gold chain holding the chain up from the neck with both hands, black pants, black Jordan Retro 2’s, black North Face brand jacket and a gray belt.
- The third man is a black male, possibly in his twenties, with a teardrop tattoo below his left eye, a thin moustache, heavy/large build, green eyes and short black hair. His right eyebrow had a vertical scar which was missing hair from that area. He wore a black-hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, black shirt, black North Face brand jacket, khaki pants, gray belt and black shoes.
- Suspect four is a black man, possibly in his twenties, tattoo on back of his right arm which was a picture with some writing, very short hair, wearing a black shirt (possibly “True Religion”), a black North Face brand jacket, running style pants and Jordan brand sneakers that are black, gray, blue and red.
Police described the suspects' vehicle as a newer model, black vehicle, possibly a Jeep Cherokee, with four doors, dark tinted windows and an American flag sticker on the lower passenger side front windshield. The SUV had a dark colored leather interior.
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Police are asking anyone with information to call Det. K. Gross at 301-609-6436 or email grossk@ccso.us. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can contact Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to arrests in the case.
