Two teens charged in connection with Lansdowne armed robbery
Detectives from the Wilkens Precinct in Catonsville have charged two teens in connection with a Nov. 14 street robbery in Lansdowne, according to a statement from Baltimore County police Thursday.
Brandon Anthony Fallon, 16, of the 3200 block of Rosalie Road in Lansdowne, and Michael George Kohl Jr., 16, of the 900 block of Elm Road in Arbutus, have been indicted and charged as adults on five counts, including armed robbery, police said.
Armed robbery is an automatic waiver to adult status for a 16-year-old, said Cpl. John Wachter, a county police spokesman.
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Police said the incident occurred Nov. 14 at about 7:45 p.m., when officers responded to the 3300 block of Washington Boulevard for a report of a robbery.
A victim was allegedly robbed by the two teens, who displayed knives, police said. According to police, the suspects stole money, a cellphone and a wallet.
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They tried to use a bank card from the wallet at a nearby ATM, where their pictures were captured by the bank's surveillance system, police said.
Police said Fallon was released on $50,000 bail. Kohl Jr. is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on $50,000 bail, police said.