ANNAPOLIS, Md. – On Jan. 18 at 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the area for reports of a woman screaming for help in the stairwell of the apartment building located on Madison Street.
Officers arrived and located the adult female victim lying on the floor at the bottom of the stairwell. She reported that she was assaulted from behind in the stairwell, punched in the back and thrown down the stairs. Her wallet was stolen from her purse and the suspects fled the area. The victim suffered an injury to her ankle from the assault. Officers were able to identify two suspects in this robbery, Keithan Howard, 47, and Robert Williams, 52, both of Annapolis.
Howard was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of CDS. Williams was arrested and charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, theft, assault, reckless endangerment, and conspiracy to commit theft. Howard is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center without bond and Williams is awaiting his initial hearing before the District Court Commissioner.