Dover man arrested for assaulting sheriff’s deputy

MARYDEL, Md. – A Dover man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he reportedly assaulted a Caroline County Sheriff’s Deputy during a traffic stop.

At around 12:20 a.m., a deputy stopped a pickup truck on Stafford Road near Marydel. On contact with the female driver and male passenger, the female reportedly appeared excited, claiming that her passenger had been assaulted at a tavern in Queen Anne’s County earlier that evening. EMS was brought in for the passenger, who was bleeding from lacerations on his face.

While the deputy was trying to help, the male reportedly punched him in the face, resulting in a hematoma to his forehead. The man then claimed to have a gun, and the deputy was able to get the female driver out of the car before the man slid to the driver’s seat and fled.

The man led police on a pursuit on Stafford Road, turning around at a private residence on Taraila Road before accelerating head-on into the deputy’s police vehicle. He then continued to flee before trying to turn around again and come back towards the deputy, however while trying to turn the pickup truck got stuck in the mud off the roadway. The man then claimed to have an explosive device in the truck with him.

The deputy was able to talk the man, identified as 45-year-old Richard McLamb, out of the vehicle, leading to his arrest. No weapons or explosives were found in the vehicle, but a controlled dangerous substance and related paraphernalia were found inside the vehicle. The male was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the previous assault, and consented to a blood draw test for alcohol and drugs, leading police to learn he was under the influence.

The police vehicle sustained significant damage to the front bumper and passenger side. The deputy involved in the incident suffered minor injuries and was evaluated at a local emergency center.

McLamb was charged with second degree assault, DUI alcohol, drug related offenses, and numerous traffic related offenses. McLamb was held without bond. He was also found to have an active Kent County Circuit Court for violation of probation, which was used as a detainer for his continued incarceration.