A 35-year-old man was apprehended in connection with two armed robberies in Calvert County following a coordinated law enforcement takedown in Bowie, authorities stated Wednesday.
Jonathan Alexander Gray of Prince Frederick was identified as the culprit in a July 25 robbery at the Verizon Wireless store in Dunkirk, in which he allegedly stole an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and left a threatening note on a napkin claiming to have a firearm. Gray fled the store on foot.
Two days later, on July 27, Gray reportedly robbed the Dash-In convenience store in Owings. In that incident, he allegedly threatened a clerk with a gun before fleeing with cash in a small white SUV.
Detectives of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau linked the two occurrences and placed Gray under observation. On July 30, they carried out a premeditated takedown in the Walmart parking lot in Bowie, where Gray was apprehended without incident.
Gray is currently being jailed at the Calvert County Detention Center on several charges relating to the two crimes.
