Tyrone Dewayne Brawner, 29, of Waldorf
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office contacted Charles County in reference to a white Dodge Charger that was coming into Hughesville from St. Mary’s County.
Multiple 911 callers reported the white Dodge Charger had Maryland Registration Plates “8EL1779” and was driving recklessly while doing donuts and burnouts in the roadway.
At approximately 12:44 p.m., dispatchers from Charles County received 911 calls reporting a white Dodge Charger was parked on the wrong side of the roadway on Route 5 between Saratoga Lane and Ted Bowling Road, with the operator standing outside of the vehicle. He was described as a black male with long dreads.
Police were advised of a possible suspect, identified as Tyrone Brawner, 29, of Waldorf, who called 911 earlier the same day stating he will kill police officers, dispatchers advised the suspect is known to police and operates a white Dodge Charger.
Less than one minute later, an officer observed the vehicle operating on Route 5 with the black male operator “hanging his whole body and head out of the window” with the vehicles emergency hazard lights on while flipping off the police officer.
Police followed the vehicle at a safe distance and stated the suspect was going over 70 mph on Renner Road, with officers witnesses the suspect run multiple vehicles off the roadway before turning into the Wakefield subdivision.
Officers identified the male operator as Tyrone Dewayne Brawner, 29, of Waldorf, and they cancelled the following of his vehicle due to his reckless driving and speed.
UPDATE: According to court documents, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at approximately 8:56 a.m., police responded to 2795 Old Washington Road for the report of a vehicle driving recklessly and spinning its tires.
911 callers reported a white Dodge Charger operated by a black male was pulling on vehicles door handles in the parking lot before fleeing the area at a high rate of speed while doing burnouts.
Officers attempted to locate the vehicle which yielded negative results.
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at approximately 9:20 a.m., police responded to the Patient First located at 2855 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the commercial holdup/panic alarm.
Police arrived on the scene and made contact with an employee who stated a black male with long dreads came into the business and started throwing garbage throughout the business and parking lot, the suspect then left and entered a white Dodge Charger.
Officers located the vehicle stationary on Berry Road waiting to turn left onto Crain Highway. Upon the marked Charles County Sheriff’s Office Patrol car activating their emergency lights and sirens, Brawner moved from the far left lane, into the far right lane and fled at a high rate of speed. Police recorded the vehicle fleeing at 88mph in a 35mph zone, where the vehicle then crossed double-yellow lane markings towards oncoming traffic and ran a red traffic signal.
Brawner continued to flee at a high rate of speed, where he was recorded doing 96mph in a 55mph zone. The vehicle turned onto Plaza Drive and into Waldorf Market Place where Brawner struck a curb causing his vehicle to become disabled, resulting in a marked police cruiser to strike the rear of the suspects vehicle.
Brawner then attempted to flee on foot where he was captured and taken into custody without incident.
Deputies still on the scene inside of the Patient First located court documents within the trash scattered throughout the lobby that belonged to Tyrone Dewayne Brawner. Officers confirmed the vehicle and identity of Brawner and stated it was the same vehicle involved in the high speed pursuit in April, 2021.
Emergency medical personnel were requested to the scene for precautionary reasons. Brawner denied any injuries and refused medical attention.
Brawner was released on a corporate $20,000.00 bail bond on Thursday, May 27, 2021. He has been charged with the following for the Tuesday, May 25, 2021, incident.
- LITTER/DUMP: UNDER 100 LBS
- ATTEMPT BY DRIVER TO ELUDE POLICE IN OFFICIAL POLI CE VEHICLE BY FAILING TO STOP
- RECKLESS DRIVING
- DRIVER FAIL TO STOP AT STEADY CIRCULAR RED SIGNAL
- DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLE OFF ROADWAY WHILE PASSING VEHICLE
- DRIVER SPINNING WHEELS
- DRIVING WRONG WAY–ONE WAY STREET
- FAILURE TO CONTROL VEH. SPEED ON HWY. TO AVOID COLLISION
- UNSAFE LANE CHANGING
- FAILURE TO DRIVE RIGHT OF CENTER
- DRIVING VEH. ON HWY. AT SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT (Recorded 96 mph in a 55 mph zone.)
- DRIVING VEH. ON HWY. AT SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT (Recorded 80 mph in a 55 mph zone.)
- DRIVING VEH. ON HWY. AT SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT (Recorded 88 mph in a 35 mph zone.)
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at approximately 12:40 p.m., Brawner lead police on a high speed chase in the same white Dodge Charger through Waldorf.
He was charged with the following for that incident.
- RECKLESS DRIVING
- NEGLIGENT DRIVING
- ATTEMPT BY DRIVER TO ELUDE UNIFORMED POLICE BY FAI LING TO STOP
- DRIVING VEH. ON HWY. AT SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT (70mph in a 30mph zone.)
- DRIVER TURNING VEHICLE WITHOUT GIVING APPROPRIATE SIGNAL AS REQUIRED
- DRIVER FAIL TO MAKE REQUIRED STOP AT (SIGNAL, SIGN, PAVEMENT MARK)
- DRIVER FAILURE TO OBEY PROPERLY PLACED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS
- DRIVER FAIL TO STOP AT STEADY CIRCULAR RED SIGNAL
- DRIVING VEH IN EXCESS OF REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED ON HWY
