Staff Report
A Quinby man was arrested and charged with attempted capital murder after police say he fired on deputies during a domestic incident Wednesday afternoon.
Anthony Dwayne Baumgardner, 18, was transported to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital and then released to the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office after the incident.
He is currently incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail with bond denied. No other suspects are being sought in connection with the incident.
According to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells, the sheriff’s office received a report of a verbal domestic incident between mother and son on Creek View Lane in Quinby around 3:56 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14.
When deputies arrived, they found a woman on the porch of the residence. Deputies were gathering information from the woman when Baumgardner exited the home, displaying a firearm to the deputies, according to Wessells.
The deputies immediately took cover behind their patrol vehicle. Baumgardner retreated into the residence and began to fire on deputies from inside the home.
Additional law enforcement responded to the scene and Baumgardner was taken into custody.
Baumgardner is charged with attempted capital murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and vandalism.
The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Eastern Shore Drug Task Force, the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the Onancock Police Department ,and the Onley Police Department.
Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at 757-787-1131 or 757-824-5666 or tips may be submitted at accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org
