PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF

Monday, March 7, 2016

Warrant/Fugitive Division Felony Arrest Report #PGSO

Upper Marlboro, MD…The Sheriff’s Office Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the following felony arrests:

Second Degree Rape Suspect Extradited

Sheriff’s deputies extradited Rene Bonilla-Chavez to Prince George’s County, MD on February 23, 2016 from the Duval County Detention Center located in Jacksonville, Florida. Bonilla-Chavez, who is from Oxon Hill, Maryland, was wanted on an arrest warrant for Second Degree Rape issued by the District Court of Prince George's County on June 26, 2015.

According to the warrant, on June 22, 2015, Bonilla-Chavez raped a female victim who was a minor, in the 2000 block of Alice Avenue in Oxon Hill, Md. The warrant further states that Bonilla-Chavez picked the victim up from school and took her to his house.

Bonilla-Chavez is also charged with Second and Third Degree Sex Offense, and Second Degree Assault.

Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Danzel Powell of Upper Marlboro, MD, on an arrest warrant for Armed Robbery obtained by the County Police on December 30, 2015.

According to the warrant, on December 23, 2015, in the 5000 block of Jackson Street in Hyattsville, MD, Powell and two other suspects approached four female victims while they sat in their vehicle. Powell allegedly pointed a handgun at the victims and demanded their property. In fear for their lives, the women gave their belongings to the suspects who then fled the scene.

After multiple attempts to serve the warrant, on March 3, deputies’ investigation determined that Powell could be located in the 1700 block of Tioga Road in Fort Washington, MD. Deputies went to the residence where Powell was located and he was taken into custody without incident. Powell was transported to the Upper Marlboro Department of Corrections for processing.

Powell is also charged with Robbery, First and Second Degree Assault, and Theft 1,000 to under 10,000.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

Friday, March 4, 2016

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Investigations Closed Involving Deputies’ Actions in May 2015 Shooting

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff said it has been notified by the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office that, after a thorough investigation and review by the County Police and the State’s Attorney, no further action will be brought against Corporal Jamal Dedier and Deputy First Class Anthony Bynum in the May 10, 2015 shooting of suspect Lionel Lorenzo Young of Landover, MD.

On the conclusion of the investigation, Sheriff Melvin C. High said, “This matter has been rigorously investigated and reviewed under the expert investigative and judgmental gaze of experienced detectives and legal authority. Beyond that, I have undertaken my own review and evaluation of the incident of May 10th of last year and find that our deputies acted appropriately in a dangerous situation.”

Consistent with standard procedure, the shooting was investigated by the Prince George’s County Police Department while the Sheriff’s Policy Compliance Division conducted a concurrent administrative investigation. Both deputies were placed on routine Administrative Leave pending the investigations.

The details of the event are as follows: On May 10, 2015, Deputies Dedier and Bynum, assigned to the Domestic Violence Intervention Division, responded to a 911 call for a domestic disturbance that resulted in their discharging their agency issued firearms. The shooting occurred after the suspect threatened the victim with a knife and intentionally struck the vehicle she was driving with his truck. The deputies pursued the vehicle of the suspect to the 900 block of Nalley Road where he rammed two deputys’ vehicles. Deputies discharged their agency issued firearms, striking the suspect. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.

For more information contact the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Press Information Office at 301-780-7354.