Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Assault First Degree Suspect

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff's Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Ronald Cordell Smith, III on January 21, 2020 on a warrant for Armed Robbery obtained by County Police on December 23, 2019.

 According to the warrant, Smith communicated via an online app with one of the victims in order to set up the robbery. On December 6^th Smith entered a commercial business located in the 9900 block of Hillandale Way in Bowie, Maryland. Smith, with another unidentified suspect is alleged to have produced a handgun and demanded property. The warrant also states that Smith was identified on video surveillance; the stolen items are valued at over $60,000 dollars.

Smith turned himself in at the Sheriff Office headquarters on January 21^st where he was taken into custody, served the warrant, and safely transported to Prince George's County Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro, Maryland without incident. 

  Smith is also charged with 2 counts of First-Degree Assault, 2 counts of Armed Robbery, 3 counts of Robbery, 2 counts of reckless Endangerment and Theft.

For more information about this release contact the communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.