Charles Co. Man charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment stemming from incident on Smallwood Drive

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On November 14, at 8:49 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they learned the victim had been arguing with the suspect near a bus stop when the suspect discharged a firearm toward the victim’s feet; the victim was not injured. The suspect then got onto a bus which left the area. Officers were able to track down the suspect who had already transferred to another bus. The suspect, Robert Lee Baskett, 72, of Brandywine, was arrested without incident. Further, a firearm was discovered in a bag belonging to the suspect. Baskett was charged with assault and reckless endangerment. On November 18, a judge ordered Baskett could be released from the Charles County Detention Center on electronic monitoring.

Robert Lee Baskett


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[Kinnakeet]

What is wrong with the negros are they all going crazy

 

[AnthonyJames]

20 years of experience working in DC says that: The old dude has been robbed and beaten repetitively by some young buck, and the street code is he can't call the cops, so he has to shoot him or be his bitch.