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Five Arrested After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer In VA: Police

An officer was injured on Tuesday before a larceny suspect who targeted a hardware store in Virginia was arrested with four others from Maryland, police say.

(left to right) Carroll Hall, Donte Clayton, Lyric Bowers, Ryan Leonard.

(left to right) Carroll Hall, Donte Clayton, Lyric Bowers, Ryan Leonard.

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view/Fairfax County Police
(left to right) Carroll Hall, Donte Clayton, Lyric Bowers, Ryan Leonard.

(left to right) Carroll Hall, Donte Clayton, Lyric Bowers, Ryan Leonard.

Photo Credit: Zak Failla

Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to Ace Hardware in the 10300 block of Main Street on Nov. 5, where there was a reported larceny involving a group of people.

Upon arrival, they located the suspects in a vehicle not far from the store, prompting a traffic stop; however, when the officer approached the vehicle, police say that the driver intentionally backed into a motor officer assisting with the stop, leaving them with minor injuries before fleeing into Fairfax County.

Police were able to track down the vehicle and five suspects were arrested: 

  • Ryan Leonard, 32, of Parkville;
  • Lyric Bowers, 28, of Halethorpe;
  • Breanna Gorman Berg, 19, of Largo, Florida;
  • Carroll Hall, 41, of Baltimore;
  • Donte Clayton, 34, who has no fixed address.

Leonard was charged with:

  • Possession of a controlled substance;
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
  • Possession of narcotics while possessing a firearm;
  • Possession of a stolen firearm;
  • Attempted malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer;
  • Felony speeding to elude police.

Bowers was charged with grand larceny and served on an outstanding warrant for a probation violation.

The others were charged with grand larceny.

All five were taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where they were held with no bond.

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