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Yahoo
03-05-2025
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Police say man tried to lure girls into car at shopping center
A Walkersville man has been charged with kidnapping after police said he tried to lure two girls into his vehicle at a store outside the town. Maryland State Police arrested Gary Lee Plummer at the Dollar Tree store near Walkersville on Wednesday and charged him with driving while impaired and other traffic offenses. Two 11-year-old girls approached troopers as they were talking to Plummer and told them that he offered to drive them home, then attempted to pull one of the girls toward his car by her shirtsleeve, according to charging documents in the case. Plummer is charged with two counts of abducting a child under the age of 12, two counts of kidnapping, and one count each of second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, and failure to obey a lawful order. He was held without bail after a hearing Friday in Frederick County District Court. Court records did not list an attorney to represent him. The girls told police that they were walking near the 7-Eleven store in the Discovery Crossing Shopping Center near Walkersville when they saw Plummer driving his Ford Taurus near them and staring at one of them, according to the documents. When they declined his offer of a ride home, they said, he grabbed one of the girls, who was on crutches, by the shirtsleeve and tried to pull her toward his car. Plummer told the girls he wasn't a stranger because he was a Marine, according to the charging documents. Plummer waived his right to remain silent and told the troopers that he did not know the girls, but saw them walking in the shopping center's parking lot and offered to give them a ride wherever they needed to go, according to the documents. Plummer first came to the troopers' attention after one of them noticed him parked in a fire lane outside the shopping center's Dollar Tree store. When one of the troopers pulled behind him and approached him, Plummer said he was waiting for someone to come out of the store, and began to argue about the parking violation, according to the documents. After the conversation continued for several minutes, Plummer allegedly threw his wallet at one of the troopers and told him to find his identification himself. As the trooper argued with Plummer, he smelled a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, according to the documents. Before he was taken to the state police barrack near Frederick, Plummer allegedly told the troopers he drank two large alcoholic beverages before driving to the shopping center. Once at the barrack, his blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.25, according to the documents. The legal limit for driving in Maryland is .08.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Maryland man accused of attempting to abduct girl, driving under influence: police
The Brief A Maryland man has been charged with attempted child abduction, attempted kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, and driving under the influence. 55-year-old Gary Lee Plummer is accused of attempting to abduct a girl while driving under the influence. FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. - A Maryland man has been arrested in connection with an alleged child abduction after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The suspect has been identified as 55-year-old Gary Lee Plummer, of Walkersville. Plummer has been charged with attempted child abduction, attempted kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, and driving under the influence. A Maryland State Trooper from the Frederick Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a red Ford Taurus in the 8700 block of Woodsboro Pike around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. The trooper observed signs of impairment, which led to the arrest of Plummer. Following the arrest, police say they received a report of an attempted child abduction that had occurred in the same area. According to police, the two victims, both juvenile girls, said Plummer accosted them while walking in the same area prior to the traffic stop. According to the victims, Plummer attempted to pull one of them into his vehicle, but was unsuccessful. He is currently being held at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center awaiting an appearance before a district court commissioner. The Source Information from the Maryland State Police was used in this story.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Frederick County man arrested in attempted child abduction
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Frederick County man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an attempted abduction of two girls after being pulled over for suspected driving under the influence, according to Maryland State Police. Police say a state trooper pulled over a red Ford Taurus around 3 p.m. in the 8700 block of Woodsboro Pike when the driver showed signs of impairment. The trooper then arrested the driver, Gary Lee Plummer, 55, and charged him with driving under the influence. Four cars, tow truck involved in crash on I-495 According to police, after Plummer's arrest, officers were made aware of an attempted abduction of two girls in the area near the traffic stop. The girls stated that Plummer had approached them while they were walking and allegedly tried to pull one of them into his truck, but was unsuccessful. Plummer was charged with attempted child abduction, attempted kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, and driving under the influence. He is currently being held at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center. Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is asked to call Maryland State Police's Frederick Barrack at 301-600-4151. Police say calls may remain confidential. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
