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At 10:13 p.m. Tuesday, Annapolis police officers responded to an earlier call of shots fired in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive. While on scene, officers observed a subject start to light an illegal aerial firework, police said.
An officer approached the man and told him not to light it. The man, later identified as Yameko Brown, 22, of Annapolis, responded with profanity and proceeded to light the firework anyway, police said.
As the officer approached to place Brown under arrest, Brown pushed the officer, causing the officer to go to the ground. Officers began to struggle to arrest Brown, resulting in an injury to one officer’s arm, police said.
Officers called for assistance as a crowd of people began to gather around Brown and the officers.
After placing Brown in handcuffs, officers walked him to a police car for transport.
During this process, a female subject from the crowd grabbed an officer’s handgun in the holster and attempted to remove it, trying to disarm him.
When the officer blocked her from doing this, she ran off into the crowd, police said.
While still waiting for Brown to be transported, the female returned and punched the officer, police said.
The female immediately ran into a building and a large crowd of people blocked officers from arresting her and at least one other male suspect assaulted an officer, they said.
Officers are working to identify the female and male suspects, so they can be charged with the assaults.
Brown was charged with discharging fireworks without a permit, possession of fireworks without a permit, two counts of second degree assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, according to police.
Brown was released by the District Court Commissioner on his own recognizance.
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