Tireke Allen Straughn, 21, and Tywon Deontae Straughn, 23, both of Saint Inigoes
UPDATE 12/23/2024: Tireke Allen Straughn, 21, and Tywon Deontae Straughn, 23, both of Saint Inigoes, and Howard Anthony Straughn Jr., 25, of Easton, were arrested on December 23, 2024, following an investigation by the Natural Resources Police Southern Region.
All three face multiple charges stemming from an incident on November 28, 2024, involving firearms violations and illegal activity on state lands.
Tywon Straughn was cited by the Department of Natural Resources Police for negligent driving, reckless driving and attempt to elude police in official police vehicle by failing to stop.
Tireke Allen Straughn and Tywon Deontae Straughn are both charged with the following :
- Handgun in a vehicle
- Loaded handgun in a vehicle
- Loaded handgun on a person
- Handgun on a person
- Possession of a firearm in a state forest
- Illegally entering state lands
- Target shooting in a non-designated area
Howard Anthony Straughn Jr. faces the following charges:
- Handgun in a vehicle
- Loaded handgun in a vehicle
- Loaded handgun on a person
- Handgun on a person
- Possession of a firearm in a state forest
- Illegally entering state lands
Arrest warrants for Tireke and Tywon were issued on December 13, 2024, by Judge Talia Thomas and served on December 23, 2024. They are currently being held without bond at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Bond review hearings for both are scheduled for December 26, 2024 St. Mary’s County District Court.
An arrest warrant was also issued for Howard Anthony Straughn Jr. on December 13, 2024, by Judge Talia Thomas and served on December 23, 2024. He is currently being held without bond in in Talbot County. A bond review hearing is scheduled for December 26, 2024, in Talbot County District Court.
Updates will be provided as soon as they become available on December 26, 2024.
11/29/2024: On Thursday, November 28, 2024, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Officers from the Department of Natural Resources Police advised a vehicle fled at a high rate of speed after an attempted traffic stop and requested additional police.
Officers located the vehicle overturned on Beachville Road a short time later and requested fire and rescue personnel to the scene.
Firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field and Bay District were dispatched at 9:22 p.m. First Arriving Units located a single vehicle on its roof in a wooded area with two occupants ejected, and one being trapped underneath the vehicle.
Helicopters were requested for all four occupants.
Maryland State Police Aviation Command responded with Troopers 2, Trooper 4 and Trooper 7 to a nearby landing zone. Flight medics were advised multiple occupants were not wearing the seatbelts and the collision was high speed (reportedly over 80 or 90 mph).
All four male patients were flown to area trauma centers with various injuries.
Preliminary investigation found that during a premise check and investigation by Department of Natural Resources Police, multiple gunshots were heard, a short time after hearing them, the involved vehicle passed a DNR Officer at approximately 80mph, a traffic stop was attempted but the vehicle continued to flee at a high rate of speed until the crash occurred.
Multiple firearms were recovered from the scene. The incident and crash remains under investigation.
While the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief 3A was responding to the scene, they struck a deer, no injuries were reported, however, the vehicle has been taken out of service for repairs.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
