Overview

• Baltimore County police announced charges against four 14-year-old girls, one 15-year-old girl, and two adults identified as Melika Gamble-Thomas, 33, and Tiera Gamble, 37.
• Police said both adults were taken into custody on open warrants after a late-August assault caught on video across from the fairgrounds in Timonium.
• Officers responded on Aug. 30 to the 2200 block of York Road, where a 16-year-old was dragged and beaten as a large group fought, and some suspects fled in a vehicle.
• Several arrests were made at the fair gates during the response, and police reported minor injuries to officers, including an auxiliary officer.
• Fair officials noted a 2024 unaccompanied‑minor policy and said the teens may have been denied entry, while investigators continue to assess whether weapons were involved.