Date: June 4, 2012

Incident: Burglary Investigation Arrests

Location: John Brown Rd. Queenstown, MD

Victim: Central Sod, of Queens town MD.

Suspects: Tyler Lee Bull (20) of Centreville MD.

Juvenile Male (17) of Centreville MD

Juvenile Male (17) of Centreville MD

Juvenile Male (17) of Stevensville MD

Charges: Burglary – Second Degree

Burglary – Fourth Degree

Theft: Value $1,000 to $10,000

Theft: Value under $1,000

Narrative: Sheriff R. Gary Hofmann reports that on May 24, 2012, Detectives of the Criminal Investigations Division recovered a stolen go-cart from a Grasonville MD residence. The go-cart had been observed by a patrol deputy who recognized the go-cart matching the description of a go-cart reported stolen in April 2012. Information obtained during the recovery of the go-cart subsequently lead to the execution of a search and seizure warrant at the Bryce Rd. Centreville MD address of Tyler L. Bull.

The investigation then revealed that there were at least three juveniles who assisted Bull with two burglaries of Central Sod of Queenstown in early April 2012. The investigation revealed that Bull, on both burglaries, and combinations of the three juveniles entered outbuildings of Central Sod and stole guns, GPS equipment, a cell phone, a go-cart and several other items.

Sheriff Hofmann reports that detectives also learned that Tyler Bull, Daniel Sutch (18) of Stevensville MD and two juveniles used the stolen guns listed above to shoot and kill livestock, a school, parked cars and numerous other items of random property in Jefferson County West Virginia near Berkeley Springs after the Central Sod burglaries. Detectives of the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff learned that Bull, Sutch and the two juvenile males caused approximately $15,000 to $20,000 worth of damage in Jefferson County WV.

Bull was arrested and held in lieu of $30,000 bond at the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center on May 30, 2012 in reference to the Central Sod burglaries. Criminal charges for the juveniles identified are pending. Additional charges are pending for other subjects in the Central Sod burglaries. Sheriff Hofmann reports that detectives have recovered several guns, a GPS unit, a go-cart and other stolen items from the Central Sod burglaries. This case remains open for continued investigation.

Investigating Deputy: Det. Jeremy Gardner

Assisting Personnel: D/Sgt. Bruce Layton, D/Cpl. S. Stouffer, the Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE WEST VIRGINIA CRIMES CONTACT:

1) Trooper Perry (WV State Police) @ (304) 725-9779

2) Prosecutor Ralph Lorenzetti (Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office) @ (304) 728-3243

ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE :

INCIDENT: Burglary / Theft

DATE / TIME: 04/04/2012 @ 0649 Hours (Reported)

LOCATION: 920 John Brown Road, Centreville, MD. (Central Sod)

VICTIM: William F. Warpinski of Centreville

NARRATIVE: Victim reported finding a window at the location broken out and entry had been made to the building. Further inspection indicated that three long guns were missing, ( a Remington 11-87, a Remington 870, and a Savage Youth Model .22), a yellow 2-seat Go Cart, two Garmin GPS units and a Samsung cell phone. The theft amount was estimated at $2,200 and damage at $150.

The suspects are described as three white males possibly driving a maroon SUV seen in the area around 8:30 to 9:00 PM. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (410) 758-0770 or by email at sheriff-info@qac.org .

DEPUTY: Dfc. Chris Schwink

CASE: 12-09694