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August 4, 2011

Man arrested in assault on woman on I-83

Maryland State Police have charged a man with assaulting a woman on I-83 after authorities say he rear-ended her vehicle and then tried to get her to not report the incident.

Michael Henshaw, 30, of York, Pa., was charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and robbery. Police also said he is being charged with driving on a suspended license, reckless driving and failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

The incident occurred Friday, July 29, about 10 p.m. in Parkton. The woman and man were each driving northbound when police said a man in Jeep hit the woman's car. Both stopped and got out, and police said the man offered the woman money to not call police and settle on the side.

When the woman tried to dial 911 from her cell phone, police said the suspect "knocked her to the ground," grabbed her phone and punched her in the face. She managed to run away but police said the man grabbed her again and dragged toward some woods. She got away again, got back to her car and drove away.

Police said they arrested Henshaw at his house after releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and putting out a description of the Jeep, which had front-end damage. Police said numerous people called with tips. He was being held in a jail in York, Pa., pending extradition to Maryland.

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.



Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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