accused man Forklift theft and deadly run Officials said a 73-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with first degree murder.
Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, allegedly broke into Lowe’s home in Waldorf, Maryland, around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. He allegedly stole a forklift and left the store by ramming it through the store’s back gates. He is then accused of driving the stolen forklift to a nearby Home Depot, where he allegedly crashed it into a parked car.
Charles County Sheriff’s Office
Officials said Gloristine Pinckney, 73, who had been sleeping in the car, got out when the forklift hit her and she fled. Brown allegedly followed her and hit her with a forklift and ran her over.
He is also accused of stealing the victim’s car. Pinckney’s car was later recovered by investigators near Brown’s home.
Pinckney’s body was found under the forklift. Officials said she did not know Brown and did not determine why she fell asleep in her car before her death.
The sheriff’s office said Brown was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, assault, robbery and “other related charges.” He was being held in the Charles County Detention Center without bond.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has not released any information about a possible motive.
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