BOWIE, Md. — A Bowie man and two additional suspects jailed in Howard County face armed robbery and theft charges tied to an October holdup at a Home Depot in Bowie and a series of store thefts in central Maryland.
Shortly after 6:30 a.m. Nov. 20, 2025, Bowie police officers, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and Maryland State Police, served an arrest warrant for Michael Ball in the 3200 block of Scarlett Oak Terrace. The warrant stems from the Oct. 28 armed robbery at the Home Depot at 4121 Crain Highway.
At the time of his arrest, Ball had open warrants in five jurisdictions: the City of Bowie, Howard County, Montgomery County, Maryland State Police and Fairfax County, Va. In a separate Prince George’s County District Court case, he is charged with multiple theft counts between Sept. 2 and Oct. 22, including felony theft between $1,500 and $25,000, misdemeanor theft between $100 and $1,500, conspiracy theft and a felony theft scheme in the $1,500-to-$25,000 range. Ball is being held without bond, with a bail review set for Nov. 24 in Upper Marlboro…