Three charged in Caroline Co. armed robbery

GREENSBORO, Md. – Caroline County sheriff’s deputies have arrested three people in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in August.

On August 10, detectives responded to the 100 block of Mill Street for a reported armed robbery and learned that a 19-year-old man had been attacked with a firearm after being robbed of his cell phone. During the investigation, police identified three suspects: Travis Gilbert, Marshall Ebling and Brian Melvin.

Gilbert and Ebling were arrested on August 23 and Melvin on October 18.

Gilbert was charged with Conspiracy – First Degree Assault, Conspiracy – Armed Robbery, Second Degree Assault, Conspiracy – Second Degree Assault, Robbery, False Imprisonment, Conspiracy – False Imprisonment, Verbal Extortion/Threat to Injure, Theft and Extortion: Value Below 1000 dollars. He was later released under house arrest.

Ebling was charged with robbery, use/offense of a firearm – violent crime, conspiracy – first degree assault, conspiracy – second degree assault, conspiracy – false imprisonment, extortion: value less than $1,000, conspiracy – armed robbery, assault first and second degree, false imprisonment and reckless endangerment. He was being held at the Caroline County Detention Center.

Melvin was charged with verbal extortion/threat to injure, conspiracy-verbal extortion/threat to injure, armed robbery, conspiracy-armed robbery, robbery, conspiracy-robbery, two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, false imprisonment, conspiracy-false imprisonment, conspiracy-first-degree assault and use of a firearm/violent crime. He was later released under house arrest.