Charles Co. Patrol officers arrest suspect in domestic-related assault / Suspect violated a Final Protective Order

Alpert Schreyer Trial Attorneys

Five Maryland locations to serve you. Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI Defense.

On August 29 at 5:52 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of Hilton Court for the report of a man who violated a final protective order. The victim reported the man entered her residence and physically assaulted her. Officers observed several scratches on her face. Officer Knight observed the suspect and apprehended him without further incident. Further investigation revealed the man, Cozell Ryan Johnson, 37, of Bryans Road, MD, had an active warrant from a previous assault. Johnson was transported to the Charles County Detention Center where he was served the warrant, charged with assault, and violating the Final Protective Order. On August 30, a judge ordered Johnson to be held without bond. PFC McCuen is investigating.

Cozell Ryan Johnson


CONTACT: Diane Richardson
Media Relations Office
301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658

The CCSO was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001 and has since earned the highest rating of Excellence. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.

Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment of a person responsible for a crime in Charles County. All individuals who provide tips through Crime Solvers will remain anonymous. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime or the location of a fugitive may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app, which can be found in the Android Store and Apple Store by searching P3tips. For more information about the P3 program, click on this link: www.p3intel.com.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[DaSDGuy]

Go ahead and wave that protective order piece of paper. That will keep you safe.

 

[OccamsRazor]

WTAF is a "final" protective order? Is there a preliminary or draft protective order? Like "HEY!.. you can't be near me. I have a protective order!" And the offender is like "Nah.. thats only a draft, I can be near you until the protective order is FINAL!"