PRESS
RELEASE
Salisbury
Police Department
699 W. Salisbury Parkway
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
410-548-3165
March 19, 2008
On March
18, 2008 at approximately 11:28 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department
received a call to respond to the Days Inn Motel on North Salisbury Boulevard for the report
of a shooting. Officers also responded to the Peninsula Regional
Medical Center
to meet with the victim, who was
receiving treatment. Upon meeting with the victim, who was identified as 29
year old David Jesse Hotton of Salisbury, the officers were advised by the
victim that the victim had exited from his room at the Days Inn and was walking
to the parking lot to meet a friend. The victim was accosted from behind by two
(2) suspects, one of which produced a handgun. The suspects became involved in
a physical altercation with the victim, then shot the victim one (1) time in
the upper left shoulder. The injury was not life threatening and the victim was
listed in good condition. This investigation is continuing.
The suspects were
described as:
1. Black
male, 61 to 62 tall, medium build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt,
dark pants, and a face mask
2. Black
male, 510 to 600 tall, medium build, wearing a black hooded sweat-
shirt, dark pants and a green
shirt covering the bottom of his face.
If anyone has
any information concerning this incident, they are asked to contact the
Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165.
CC # 200800009607
On March 18, 2008
at approximately 1:12 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department were in
the area of Mitchell Road
in Salisbury
when they observed a motor vehicle being operated with a subject on the hood of
the vehicle. The officers observed the vehicle stop and the driver of the
vehicle exit and approach the subject that had been on the hood. The driver of the vehicle, listed below,
struck the subject several times in the chest area. The officers were able to
reach the suspect and place the suspect under arrest. The victim advised the
officers that he had been walking in the parking lot of Pemberton Apartments
when he observed the vehicle driving toward him. The victim jumped, to avoid
the vehicle, and ended up on the hood of the vehicle where he was transported
to the Mitchell Road
area and the officers became involved. The officers detected an odor of alcohol
on the person of the suspect, who was found to be driving while intoxicated. A
quantity of alcoholic beverage was also found in the drivers area of the
vehicle.
ARRESTED: Jimmy Lee
Smullen, 52 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: First
degree assault
Second degree assault
Driving while Intoxicated
Driving under the influence of
alcohol
Reckless driving
Possession of alcohol in a vehicle
Hit and Run accident
DISPOSITION:
Released to Central Booking
CC # 200800009531
Capt. Mark Tyler
