MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – On April 1, 2018, Cpl. Knott responded the 27000 block of Mechanicsville Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported disturbance.
Upon arrival officers were advised Daniel Kenneth Douglas, had discharged a gun inside the residence. While officers were getting initial information Douglas attempted to flee the residence on foot, and was apprehended. Investigation determined after a confrontation with the victim, Douglas became upset, obtained a gun, and fired a shot inside the residence, (investigation later determined Douglas had fired a blank).
Douglas is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm and is also the respondent in an active protective order which prohibits Douglas from possessing a firearm.
Douglas was arrested and charged with Assault 1st Degree, Assault 2nd Degree, Malicious Destruction of Property, two counts of Violation of Protective Order, Firearm Use/Felony-Violent Crime, Registered Firearm-Illegal Possession, Firearm Possession W/Felony Conviction, and Resist/Interfere with Arrest. CASE# 16791-18