WALDORF, Maryland — A man stole a forklift from a Maryland home improvement store and killed a woman in the parking lot after ramming the car she was sleeping in, authorities said.
Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, has been charged with murder, assault, robbery and other alleged crimes, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Brown broke into a Lowe’s store in Waldorf after midnight Sunday and robbed a forklift, the sheriff’s office said. He then went through the back doors of the store and struck a parked car.
A woman who was sleeping in the car tried to run away. Brown followed her, ran over her, stole her car and fled from her, the sheriff’s office said.
Gloristine Pinkney, 73, was found dead under the forklift, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said the two people did not know each other and it was not immediately known why Brown hit Pinkney’s car and ran her over. Both are from Waldorf, he noted.
Brown was arrested later Sunday after detectives found Pinkney’s car near Brown’s home. He is being held in jail without bail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney Tuesday.
Waldorf is located about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of Baltimore.
