WASHINGTON (AP) – Ronald Anderson spent his 48th birthday going on a crime spree in Washington and Maryland, police say.
On Thursday about 5:30 p.m., authorities say, Anderson kidnapped his girlfriend from a street in the nation’s capital, forcing her into a green Honda Accord at gunpoint. Roughly 30 minutes later in nearby Maryland, police say, he shot a guard at the Census Bureau after the guard spotted the car and two people fighting inside. The guard later died. About 7:30 p.m. back in Washington, Anderson got into several shootouts with police who were pursuing him that left both him and an officer wounded.
The woman was found safe after Thursday’s crime spree.
Anderson was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to a court document, but his condition was unknown Friday. He was charged with armed kidnapping and assault on a police officer as more details emerged about the two-hour crime spree, his criminal history and the guard he fatally shot. More serious charges are expected to follow in Maryland where the guard was killed.
Anderson’s attorney’s phone number rang busy Friday.