Derrick James Bass
Upper Marlboro, MD – The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Derrick James Bass on April 9, 2020, on a warrant for Attempted First-Degree Murder obtain by the county police on March 19, 2020.
According to the warrant on March 15, 2020, police were called to the 7400 block of old Alexandria Road in Clinton, MD, for a reported shooting. Upon arrival officers learned that the victim was helping a friend move property from a storage unit when Bass, accompanied by 3 other suspects, at least one of whom was known to the person the victim was assisting, arrived demanding that the victim leave. A physical altercation occurred, in which Bass and the other suspects assaulted the victim and fled the scene after one of the suspects allegedly shot the victim with a handgun. Police learned that Bass returned to the scene brandishing a shotgun and threaten to kill the victim who was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Police detectives’ investigation led to the identification of Bass as one of the suspects.
On April 9, 2020, an investigation by deputies assigned to the United States Marshal Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) led them to the federal probation office in Manassas VA. Upon arrival, deputies identified Bass, served him the warrant, placed him into custody, and safely transported him to the Prince William County Department of Corrections in VA without incident.
Bass is also Charged with Conspiracy-Attempted First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime, and Second-Degree Assault.
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