NORTH EAST, Md. — Maryland State Police arrested 6 men for a violent home invasion and the assault of a pregnant woman in North East in April.
Police said during the invasion a man was held hostage and a pregnant woman was assaulted resulting in an emergency c-section due to her injuries. Police said the woman was kicked in the stomach at some point during the attack. A 7 year old was also inside the apartment at the time of the attack. Two of the suspects were armed.
Troopers say that some of the suspects have gang affiliations and right now all 6 are being held in Cecil County on a no-bond status.
Stephen Treymane Johnson, 36, of Abingdon was arrested in June on a warrant issued by the Circuit Court for Harford County alleging violations of probations stemming from a 2011 incident in which Johnson pled guilty to a stabbing. Johnson has since been indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury on over 40 charges including Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, multiple counts of assault, and additional violations.
Johnson is a convicted felon who had an active warrant at the time of the crime and had absconded from supervised probation in Harford County.
Jessie B Walton Jr., 48, of Edgewood was arrested in July in the Perryman area of Harford County. Walton has since been indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury.
Jawuan Eric Bolling, 24, of Baltimore was arrested in August in the Arundel Mills area of Anne Arundel County. Bolling has been since indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury. Bolling is a convicted felon.
Tyqwell Latre Aquel Booker, 22, of Baltimore was arrested on earlier this month in the Nottingham area of Baltimore County on a warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court. Booker has been charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, Assault violations, weapons violations, and additional charges. Booker has since been indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury.
Antonie Keith Rich, 23, of Edgewood was arrested earlier this month in the Edgewood area of Harford County on a warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court. Rich has been charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, Assault violations, weapons violations, and additional charges. Rich was also wanted on a warrant issued by the Baltimore City District Court for failure to appear in court. Rich has since been indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury.
Cameron Ikil Spicer, 21, of Baltimore was arrested earlier this month in the Bel Air area of Harford County on a warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court. Spicer has been charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, Assault violations, weapons violations, and additional charges. Spicer is currently on probation. Spicer has since been indicted by a Cecil County Grand Jury.
Troopers conducted a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving analysis of hundreds of hours of surveillance, dozens of interviews and additional law enforcement case efforts.
The investigation resulted in the recovery of evidence of the home invasion and additional evidence of drug dealing by the suspects.
Nearly eight pounds of marijuana, with an approximate street value of $14,000, a loaded .40 caliber handgun, CDS packaging materials, electronics, and clothing worn by suspects during the home invasion were seized by law enforcement during search and seizure warrants of residences associated through the investigation with the suspects.
Additional arrests are expected in the near future. Troopers identified and are actively investigating links between the armed home invasion and illegal drug distribution enterprises.
