UPDATED: Additional Arrests in Salisbury Assault & Hate Crime

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UPDATED – 11/08/24 – A dozen suspects have now been arrested in connection with an assault that occurred in mid-October at Salisbury University.   Police have arrested the following on charges of First Degree Assault, False Imprisonment, Reckless Endangerment, and Hate Crime charges, and are currently held at the Wicomico County Detention Center waiting to be seen by a District Court Commissioner.

• 18-year-old Cameron Guy of Baltimore, MD

• 19-year-old Jacob Howard of Elkridge, MD

• 21-year-old Eric Sinclair of Mount Airy, MD

• 19-year-old Patrick Gutierrez of Salisbury, MD

• 20-year-old Dylan Pietuszka of Friendship, MD

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ORIGINAL STORY – 11/06/24 – Seven individuals are in custody for an assault and hate crime that happened in Salisbury that happened on October 15th. According to Salisbury Police, a college-aged group of men is accused of using social media to lure a victim to an off-campus apartment for college students on University Terrace under false pretenses and subjected him to physical and verbal abuse, reportedly due to his sexual orientation. The victim sustained a broken rib and extensive bruising as a result of the attack. The group is linked to a Salisbury University fraternity. All seven face charges that include First Degree Assault, False Imprisonment, Reckless Endangerment, and Hate Crime charges, and are currently held at the Wicomico County Detention Center waiting to be seen by a District Court Commissioner. The names are as follows: 

• 20-year-old Ryder Baker of Olney, Maryland
• 18-year-old Bennan Aird of Milton, Delaware
• 20-year-old Riley Brister of Davidsonville, Maryland
• 19-year-old Cruz Cespedes of Jarrettsville, Maryland
• 20-year-old Dylan Earp of Gambrills, Maryland
• 19-year-old Elijah Johnson of Crofton, Maryland
• 18-year-old Zachary Leinemann of Crofton, Maryland