Three charged in Caroline Co. armed robbery

GREENSBORO, Md. – Caroline County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested three people in connection to an armed robbery back in August.

On August 10th, detectives responded to the 100 block of Mill Street for a reported armed robbery, learning that a 19-year-old male had been assaulted with a firearm after being robbed of his cell phone. Through the course of the investigation, police identified three suspects as Travis Gilbert, Marshall Ebling, and Brian Melvin.

Gilbert and Ebling were both taken into custody on August 23rd, and Melvin was arrested on October 18th.

Gilbert was charged with conspiracy – first degree assault, conspiracy – armed robbery, second degree assault, conspiracy – second degree assault, robbery, false imprisonment, conspiracy – false imprisonment, verbal extortion/threat injury, theft, and extortion: value less than $1000. He was later released on home detention.

Ebling was charged with armed robbery, firearm use/felony – violent crime, conspiracy – first degree assault, conspiracy – second degree assault, conspiracy – false imprisonment, extortion: value less than $1000, conspiracy – armed robbery, first and second degree assault, false imprisonment, and reckless endangerment. He was held at the Caroline County Detention Center.

Melvin was charge with verbal extortion/threat injury, conspiracy – verbal extortion/threat injury, armed robbery, conspiracy – armed robbery, robbery, conspiracy – robbery, two counts of first degree assault, two counts of second degree assault, false imprisonment, conspiracy – false imprisonment, conspiracy – first degree assault, and firearm use/felony violent crime. He was later released on home detention.