On May 4 at 1:50 a.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Lt. R. Acquaviva and Sgt. S. Stoddard were off-duty working a part-time assignment at Thai Seafood, located at 2732 Crain Highway in Waldorf, when a fight between 25 people occurred in the parking lot.
The officers and additional on-duty officers responded to the fight and ordered the crowd to disperse. As the fight continued, Sgt. Stoddard deployed pepper spray.
A 17-year-old Washington, D.C., boy was arrested for being disorderly and failing to obey a lawful order. Shortly thereafter, Kevin Casey, 18, of Washington, D.C., began attacking another male.
When Sgt. Stoddard attempted to arrest Casey, Casey punched him in the chest and attempted to flee. Sgt. Stoddard deployed his Taser, subduing Casey.
Casey was subsequently arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He was being held at the Charles County Detention Center pending an appearance before a district court commissioner. The juvenile was charged as such and was released to his mother.