Man Who Struck Woman With Vehicle In Laurel Arrested: Police

LAUREL, MD — Howard County police have arrested a man who hit a woman with his vehicle then pulled her into the car and sped off from a McDonald’s parking lot in Laurel Aug. 19. Steven Dontrell Smith, 27, of no fixed address, was arrested Friday in Washington, D.C. He has been charged in a warrant with attempted murder, assault and kidnapping. The victim, a 27-year-old acquaintance of the suspect, was located separately. She was evaluated at a hospital Friday and treated for minor injuries.

Police shared two surveillance videos of the assault on social media and asked for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, victim or the vehicle. Police received a tip Aug. 20 that led them to locate the vehicle in a neighboring jurisdiction. Detectives were able to identify Smith as the suspect. The vehicle, an Audi Q5, was determined to have been stolen in another state in July. Additional charges against Smith are pending.