Crime & Safety

University Park Resident Charged in McKeldin Mall Fountain Incident

Robert Monroe, 18, is accused of second-degree assault and a fourth-degree sex offense.

Police have arrested a University Park resident  at the McKeldin Mall fountain in College Park.

Robert Monroe, 18, was charged on July 16 by University of Maryland police with second-degree assault and a fourth-degree sex offense.

According to investigators, three women undressed themselves in the early morning hours of July 9 and began swimming in the campus fountain. Police say they were approached by a group of six to eight men, who reportedly heckled them before picking up their purses and fleeing.

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Police also allege that Munroe grabbed one woman's backside before leaving the area.

Last month, another suspect—Tavon Dametrius Clark, 18, of Bowie, Md.—. He faces charges of theft under $1,000, fraudulent use of a credit card, and use of another’s identification.

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Monroe is scheduled to appear in district court in Hyattsville on Aug. 10, according to The Gazette.


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