POLICE PRESS RELEASE:
On March 12, 2012 at 11:22 A.M. police units responded to the report of a subject armed with a shotgun making threats to cause bodily harm to himself and others at a residence in Leonardtown, Maryland. The suspect left the residence in his vehicle and a lookout was dispatched to police units responding to the residence. The vehicle was observed by officers at a business in Leonardtown and contact was made with the vehicle operator, identified as James S. Gass, Jr., age 20, of Leonardtown, Maryland. Officers observed a Mossberg 20 gauge shotgun, several rounds of ammunition and CDS paraphernalia in plain view in the vehicle. Gass, Jr. was advised he was under arrest and became combative with the officers. Following a brief struggle Gass, Jr. was arrested and transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for evaluation.
Upon his release from St. Mary’s Hospital on March 13, 2012 he was arrested on an open warrant charging him with Resisting Arrest. Gass, Jr. was incarcerated in the DetentionCenter pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner. Additional charges are pending a review by the state’s attorney’s office.
