Crime & Safety
PG County Man Charged In Rockville Home Invasion: Police
A Hyattsville man was charged with armed robbery tied to a July home invasion in Rockville, police said. The victim was stabbed and beaten.
![A Hyattsville man was charged with armed robbery tied to a July home invasion in Rockville, police said. The victim was stabbed and beaten as six thieves forced him to open his home safe.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/714975/20240327/103316/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2399985795___27103303043.jpg)
ROCKVILLE, MD — A Hyattsville man was charged with armed robbery tied to a home invasion in Rockville, police said. The victim was stabbed and beaten as six thieves stole his home safe, which had cash and jewelry in it.
Jaron Dante Ray, 33, was charged in the July 10 home invasion of an apartment on Key West Avenue, Montgomery County Police said this week.
On Feb. 29 detectives obtained an arrest warrant against Ray charging him with first-degree assault, armed robbery, theft and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was arrested March 12 and taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is being held without bond.
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Police said the robbery victim was met by armed men as he parked his vehicle in the garage of the apartment complex. The suspects stabbed and assaulted him, tied his hands behind his back with zip ties, and forced him into their vehicle.
He gave the robbers access to his apartment, where they took the safe before fleeing. Other family members inside the apartment during the robbery were not hurt, police said.
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The robbery victim was treated at an area hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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