Crime & Safety
Police: Ex-Boyfriend Charged with Kidnapping
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
A 34-year-old Glen Burnie man faces kidnapping, robbery and other charges in connection with a Feb. 18 incident in Milford Mill, police said.
At 8:40 p.m. that day, Shannona Lavell Yearby, 34, was allegedly waiting for his 28-year-old former girlfriend to leave work in Milford Mill, according to a Baltimore County police report.
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After she left work in the 8000 block of Liberty Road, Yearby allegedly assaulted her at a bus stop and forced her into his vehicle, the report states. He then stopped his car and allegedly strangled her, causing her to become unconcious, police said.
Police located and arrested Yearby after they discovered information about his vehicle tag, according to the report.
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Yearby is also charged with first- and second-degree assault and theft, as he allegedly took his ex-girlfriend's cell phone, according to the police report.
The phone was later returned.
Yearby is being held at Baltimore County Detention Center, according to court records.
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