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Judge Denies Bail for I‑95 Pursuit Suspect Accused of Striking Harford Deputy

Prosecutors cited multiple pending cases alongside alleged aliases to argue he poses a public-safety risk.

Overview

  • Harford County District Court Judge Kerwin Miller ordered Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta, 21, held without bail following his first appearance since extradition.
  • Manzueta was returned from New York to Maryland and is being held at the Harford County Detention Center.
  • He is charged in Harford County with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, with additional cases pending in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil and Prince George’s counties.
  • Charging documents say he drove a rented box truck the wrong way on I‑95 in Aberdeen on Aug. 26 and struck Lt. Robert Burgess as the deputy tried to deploy stop sticks; Burgess suffered serious injuries, was treated at Shock Trauma and has been released.
  • Deputies reported finding stolen used cooking oil in the truck, and related theft and traffic charges are pending; the next court hearing is scheduled for Dec. 8.