Final Maskless Suspect Arrested After Cold Stone Assault: Police

EDGEWATER, MD — Police arrested a Washington, D.C. man Tuesday, charging him with a maskless encounter and assault earlier this month. Officers also arrested a Bowie woman last Friday, charging her as an accomplice.

The Incident

Anne Arundel County police said the duo entered the Edgewater Cold Stone Creamery without face coverings on Nov. 7. The ice cream shop workers told them to mask up, but they refused, an incident report noted.

After a brief argument, the man assaulted both employees, police added. According to the writeup, the duo drove away in a Silver Nissan Altima before police arrived. The car's tag number is unknown.

Officers heard word of the incident around 7:20 p.m. They came to the store, located at 15 Lee Airpark Drive, but could not find the suspects.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department checked both staffers for injuries. Medics took one worker to an unnamed hospital. They are expected to survive.

The Charges

Police secured an arrest warrant for the accused man, Musaab Abdul Ali, and woman, Ibukunoluwa Oluwaseun Opanuga, last Friday.

Officers arrested Opanuga later that day. Police asked for help locating Ali. They eventually found and arrested him on Tuesday.

Ali, 35, and Opanuga, 26, face identical charges. Each suspect is charged with two felonious counts of first-degree assault. They are also up against the following misdemeanors:

• Two counts of second-degree assault
• One count of disorderly conduct
• One count of trespassing
• Two counts of affray (A charge relating to fighting that causes public terror)

A judge released Ali and Opanuga on $;7,500 unsecured personal bonds. This means the suspects are free until their trials, but they promise to pay $7,500 if they don't come to their court dates.

Ali and Opanuga have their first preliminary hearings on Dec. 16. Their cases do not yet list trial dates.

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