Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect

 

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Joshua Perez Vasquez on August 12, 2022, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by the county police on August 3, 2022.  

According to the warrant, on May 11, 2022, police responded to the 7700 Block of 23^rd Ave, in Hyattsville, MD., for the report of a shooting. Police arrived and spoke with the victim, who disclosed having an altercation with Perez Vasquez at a local market. The warrant further states that Perez Vasquez and the victim began to fight, at which point Perez Vasquez allegedly pulled out a firearm and began to strike the victim on the head. Police learned that during the assault, the firearm went off, nearly shooting the victim in the head. The victim ran into the market and escaped. Perez Vasquez fled the scene with the victim’s personal property that dropped during the altercation. Through their investigation, police were able to identify Perez Vasquez as the suspect. 

On August 12, 2022, deputies determined that Perez Vasquez could be located at an address in the 2200 Block of Phelps Rd, in Hyattsville, MD. Deputies knocked on the door and Perez Vasquez answered, allowing them to enter the home. Once inside, Perez Vasquez was positively identified and served the warrant, placed into custody, and safely transported to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro, MD. without incident.

Perez Vasquez is also charged with Using a Firearm in the Commission of a Violence Crime and Second-Degree Assault.

For more information, contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-8637.

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