‘I Was Scared,’ Baltimore Man Charged In Towson Crime Spree Tells Judge

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TOWSON, Md. — A Baltimore antheral accused of carrying retired a “one-man transgression spree” Monday successful Towson was ordered held without bail Wednesday.

Saying Zaron Elzey “presents a hazard to the public,” a justice declined to fto the 19-year-old spell escaped portion helium awaits proceedings connected an extended database of charges.

Elzey is charged with carjacking, first-degree assault, robbery and centrifugal conveyance theft, among respective different felony and misdemeanor counts, tribunal records show.

Notably, Elzey represented himself astatine Wednesday’s proceeding due to the fact that of a hold successful the paperwork needed to unafraid him a nationalist defender.

“I was scared,” Elzey told the justice astatine 1 constituent portion speaking successful his ain defense. “I’m not a atrocious person.”

The charges stem from a pursuit that began Monday day successful Towson and came to an extremity hours aboriginal successful Baltimore.

About 5 p.m. that day, constabulary were called to an alleged roadworthy rage incidental adjacent Stevenson Lane aft drivers reported seeing a BMW driving erratically.

Authorities said things escalated erstwhile the conveyance was progressive successful a hit-and-run clang on Osler Drive, and the operator assaulted a responding officer.

A parent told constabulary she was driving with her girl erstwhile she encountered the suspect, whom she said followed her and tried to tally her disconnected the road.

The events unfolding adjacent Towson University’s field led the school’s medication to contented a shelter-in-place bid for students and staff.

Police said the fishy yet got retired of the BMW and fled connected foot, but past helium resurfaced and commandeered different woman’s Range Rover.

That pistillate told constabulary she tried to tally from the man, who knocked her to the ground, grabbed her purse, hopped successful the SUV and sped away.

It wasn’t until aboriginal connected that the pursuit for the stolen vehicle’s operator came to an extremity successful Baltimore.

Police aboriginal identified Elzey arsenic the antheral suspected successful that drawstring of incidents. He remains successful custody astatine the Baltimore County jail.

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If convicted of each counts, the 19-year-old could walk decades successful prison.