Carlos St. James Hover, a 34-year-old Washington, D.C. resident, has been charged with first-degree rape and armed robbery following incidents at a Rockville gas station and a Wheaton bank. The Montgomery County District Court deemed Hover a flight risk and ordered him to undergo a competency examination while being held without bond.
Hover was arrested at a Capital One Bank shortly after an armed robbery incident on Friday morning. He matched the description of a suspect in a sexual assault reported at a gas station just one day earlier, with officers noting he was wearing distinctive clothing and driving the same Mazda SUV involved in the earlier case. As the investigation unfolds, more details about both incidents are expected, raising concerns in the local community.
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