They were taken into custody shortly after police arrived on the scene.
Frederick, Md. (KM) – Two men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store in Frederick. Markel Demar Lyles-Smith, 24, of Rockville, and Jaleiqk Cortez Onley, 20, of Frederick were apprehended early Friday morning.
Both are being held without bond.
At around 12:30 AM, Frederick Police and the Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the store in the 200 block of Amber Drive for a holdup. They started gathering suspect information from a victim and witnesses. Officers and deputies set up a perimeter and started a canvass to locate the suspects.
A deputy saw a suspicious vehicle at around 12:30 AM occupied by two men who fit the description of the suspects, and it was pulled over. Lyles-Smith and Onley were taken into custody.
Authorities say Lyles-Smith was found to be in possession of a 9-mm black Beretta handgun and 45-grams of crack cocaine.
Police say their investigation determined that a woman drove the two men to an area near the convenience store. She was told to wait as Lyles-Smith and Onley said they were going to buy her marijuana. They then robbed the store at gunpoint and got back into the vehicle.
Police say Lyles-Smith is charged with:
- Possession with intent to distribute Crack Cocaine
- Possession of Crack Cocaine
- Possession with intent to distribute Crack Cocaine within 1000 feet of a school zone
- Armed Robbery
- Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery
- Use of Firearm in the commission of a felony
- Handgun in vehicle
- Loaded handgun in vehicle
- Handgun on person
- Loaded handgun on person
- Onley is charged with:
- Armed Robbery
- Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery
Authorities say this was a coordinated effort between the Frederick Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office and the State’s Attorney’s Office.
By Kevin McManus
