WALDORF, Md. – On February 27 at 9:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 2600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf after numerous people called 9-1-1 and reported a man walking along the roadway pointing a firearm at drivers, trying to get them to stop.
The man quickly crossed Crain Highway and entered a car dealership showroom. Upon entering, the man pointed the firearm toward an employee. The suspect continued to walk throughout the showroom, crouching behind cubicles with the gun. Employees of the dealership fled while others barricaded themselves inside offices.
PFC. Thomson and PFC Levy arrived on the scene and entered the dealership without hesitation. They immediately encountered the suspect and gave verbal commands directing the suspect to the floor. Officer Boyle and PFC Stine arrived simultaneously and were able to secure the suspect. Â
A semi-automatic firearm was recovered near the suspect. Officers obtained a search warrant at a hotel where the suspect was staying and recovered drugs and ammunition.
The suspect, Rodriguez Cornelius Hagens, 43, of Waldorf, was transported to a hospital and treated for a laceration he sustained before being arrested. He was cleared from the hospital and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, illegal possession of a firearm due to a previous criminal conviction, illegal possession of ammunition, reckless endangerment, and other related charges.
He is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center and awaiting a bond review scheduled for March 1. PFC Thomson is investigating. Â Â
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He’ll be back on the streets in no time.
Yes indeed, because the judicial system doesn’t enforce the existing “Gun Control” laws it already has, but would love to have more, to restrict the law abiding citizens.
No, he was held without bond. Prelim is in a month. He Stormed into a major community business at 9:30am pointing a gun at a showroom full of regular working members of the community. He won’t be out for a while.
You must not follow the news much. Some woke CC judge will let him out in a virtue signaling attempt to hide the racist things they did pre-2019
Next month? March first is today. He’s probably on the streets already
If released he will have another gun in no time. Obviously a danger to the community.