Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Phillip LeCount Pressley on March 9, 2022, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by the Bladensburg Police Department on February 22, 2022. 

According to the warrant, on February 22, 2022, officers with the Bladensburg Police Department responded to the 5800 Block of Annapolis Rd. in Bladensburg, MD for the report of an armed person. Police arrived and spoke with the victim who disclosed having an altercation with Pressley
after he arrived banging on the door of the house.  The warrant further states that Pressley entered the victim’s home and began damaging property before placing his hands around the victim’s neck causing injury. Pressley allegedly also shot at the victim’s door before fleeing the scene with the victim’s personal property. Through their investigation, police were able to identify Pressley as the suspect. 

On March 9, 2022, deputies, alongside the Bladensburg Police Department, determined that Pressley could be located at an address in the 1800 Block of Belle Haven Drive in Landover, MD. Deputies and officers knocked on the door and a resident answered allowing them to enter the home. Once inside, Pressley was located in a bedroom, where he was seen by officers dropping a loaded firearm and magazine out of the window, which were recovered by Bladensburg Police. Pressley was then served the warrant, placed into custody, and safely turned over to the Bladensburg Police Department for further investigation without incident.

Pressley is also charged with Second Degree Assault, Trespass Private Property, Malicious Destruction of Property, and Theft Less Than $100. 

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