Maryland couple tried to take security guard’s gun
DEWEY BEACH, Del. May 30 2017— A Maryland couple is charged with trying to take a security officer’s gun during a struggle in a Delaware beach town.
Delaware State Police said in a statement that John Clancy of Towson and Julia Price of Baltimore, both 21, approached the security guard in Dewey Beach early Monday and asked for a ride to Ocean City, Maryland.
He told them a cab would be called, but when they walked toward a home, the security officer warned they’d be arrested.
Police say Clancy knocked the security officer down and as they struggled, Price tried to take his gun. Dewey Beach Police arrested Clancy and Price and turned them over to troopers.
They’re charged with attempting to remove a firearm from a law enforcement officer, second-degree conspiracy and offensive touching.
The security officer wasn’t injured.
