The Baltimore County trial of a man accused in the 2005 armed robbery of a Timonium jewelry store was postponed Tuesday until July, a prosecutor said.
Brian O. Hodge, 39, is charged with armed robbery, assault and other charges stemming from the November incident at Bromwell Jewelers, according to court records.
Corey R. Cooper, 26, and Rodnell S. James, 23, also are both charged with armed robbery in the case, and Syed Kashif Hussain, 31, is charged with theft in a linked case, according to court records.
Hodge sent James into the store on Nov. 26, and she and a store employee talked about the prices of engagement rings before James said she?d come back later, court records state.
James and Hodge first returned a few hours later, talking about “how long they have been together” and looking at differentrings, settings and stones, according to court records.
When the pair returned to the store again, Hodge pulled out a revolver and ordered all the employees into an office, where their wrists were bound with plastic ties behind their backs, court documents state.
Two display cases containing diamond rings, earrings and tennis bracelets were emptied into a duffel bag, the documents say. A box of loose diamonds and several jewelry trays were pulled out of a safe and also put in the bag, the documents say. An employee also had a ring pulled off her finger.
Detectives found eight loose diamonds and two rings that matched items stolen from Bromwell Jewelers at Baltimore pawnshops, where they were allegedly sold by a third suspect for a combined $2,700, according to court documents.
Hodge and James were together Dec. 7 when he was arrested by officers from Baltimore County and sheriff?s deputies from Harford County, where he was wanted in a similar crime, according to court documents. After she was arrested, James pulled the employee?s ring from her purse and gave to detectives, according to court documents.
