Lusby Man Arrested for Attempted Armed Robbery With Shotgun After Meeting to Purchase Item

Delmonte Delmar Faison

Lexington Park, MD – On January 29, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported disturbance involving a firearm.

Preliminary investigation determined the victim agreed to meet an individual later identified as Delmonte Delmar Faison, age 22 of Lusby, to sell an electronic item.

Faison, along with another unidentified suspect, and the victim met outside the victim’s residence, at which time Faison pointed a shotgun equipped with a laser sight at the victim and demanded property. A struggle ensued between the victim and a second unidentified suspect, and Faison ultimately fled the area in a vehicle.

Deputy First Class Budd was responding to the incident when he observed a vehicle matching the description provided of the suspect vehicle. DFC. Budd conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified Faison as the operator of the vehicle.  Observed in plain view inside the vehicle was a shotgun equipped with a laser sight. Faison was arrested and charged with attempted robbery.