Prince Frederick, MD – A Calvert County man and woman believed to be responsible for the March beating death of a Prince Frederick man were both indicted on murder charges in Calvert County Circuit Court Monday, April 20.
According to court documents Gary Mason of Port Republic was indicted on five counts—murder, conspiracy to commit murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and wearing and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure.
Nicole Danielle Dalrymple, 29 of St. Leonard was indicted on four counts—murder, conspiracy to commit murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Mason and Dalrymple were charged in the severe beating of a Prince Frederick man March 3. The victim, Rodney Vincent Mackall, 52, died the day after the incident occurred at his residence on Sixes Road.
According to a police report, on March 3 Mason and Dalrymple were driven to Mackall’s residence by a man identified as Melvin Johnson. It was alleged in the report that the purpose of the couple’s visit was to purchase crack cocaine. Mason admitted to police he became furious when Mackall said “hello, beautiful” to Dalrymple. The police report stated Mason told investigators he struck Mackall several times with a mallet and his fist. Dalrymple then allegedly removed crack cocaine and a wallet from Mackall’s pockets.
Johnson subsequently picked up Mason and Mackall who left the Sixes Road location and began walking toward Route 2/4. The three were later located at a Prince Frederick hotel and brought to the sheriff’s office for questioning.
Mackall was found lying unconscious along Sixes Road around 12:40 p.m. by an unidentified person, who called 911. When deputies responded they found Mackall laying in a driveway and bleeding. Mackall was taken to Calvert Memorial Hospital, subsequently transported to University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore and died March 4.
An arraignment date for the pair has not yet been set.
Contact Marty Madden at marty.madden@thebaynet.com