UPDATE: Two charged in connection with assault outside Bury Tavern

UPDATE: Salisbury Police have charged two men following a Sunday night assault that left one victim in critical condition.

Officers charged 36-year-old Tyrelle Moss and 29- year-old Torres Savage, both of Salisbury, with attempted first and second degree murder, first and second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. Only Moss has been taken into custody; he is being held without bond at the Wicomico County Detention Center.

The initial investigation conducted by the Salisbury Police Department revealed that the victim and two adult male suspects became involved in a verbal altercation on the sidewalk outside Bury Tavern. The altercation escalated into a physical confrontation when one suspect grabbed the victim, threw him to the ground, and kicked him before the second suspect joined in. Both suspects
then fled the scene.

Tyrelle Moss

Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify Moss and Savage as the suspects in this incident. Warrants for their arrest were subsequently obtained. On the afternoon of Oct. 19, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located Moss within the 700 block of West Naylor Mill Road, where he was taken into custody without incident. Savage remains at large.

Anyone with information about Savage’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at (410) 548-3165. Information may also be provided anonymously through Crime Solvers at (410) 548-1776, which may offer a financial reward for information leading to an arrest.

SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury Police Department is investigating an assault that occurred outside of a restaurant in Downtown Salisbury on Sunday night.

Just before 10:45 p.m. on Oct. 18, officers responded to Bury Tavern, located on West Main Street, for a reported assault. Upon arriving on the scene, police located a 43-year-old male victim who had been assaulted and was unconscious on the sidewalk. The victim was transported by Salisbury EMS to Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where police say he remains in critical condition.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in investigating this incident. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has information that could assist investigators is urged to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165. To submit a tip anonymously, contact Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

This article was originally published on Oct. 19 at 11:16 a.m.