Overview
- Troopers responded Dec. 18 to westbound U.S. Route 50 near I-97 after a driver reported a suspect brandished a crowbar and then a firearm.
- Maryland State Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Kaila Crews and arrested her Wednesday on first- and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in a felony crime.
- Investigators executing a search warrant recovered a loaded handgun from Crews' vehicle, described as being in a backpack on the front passenger seat.
- She was booked at the Jennifer Road Detention Center and released the following day on her own recognizance, according to court records.
- Police reported no injuries and said the investigation remains active, and no attorney or court date was listed as of Friday.