Two arrested in robbery at Woodbine gas station

Two Howard County residents have been arrested and are facing multiple charges in connection with a robbery last week at a gas station in Woodbine, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Police arrested Kyle Benjamin Shields, 23, of 15915 Old Frederick Road in Woodbine, and Brandi Dawn Sexton, 22, of 3961 Woodbine Road in Woodbine.

Shields has been charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree assault, theft, and multiple charges of identity theft and credit card misuse.

Sexton has been charged with robbery, second-degree assault, motor-vehicle theft, and theft.

The alleged robbery occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the BP gas station on the 15800 block of Frederick Road in Woodbine. The gas station employee called police and said a man (whom he didn't know) and a woman (whom he did know) had approached him in the station's parking lot, assaulted him, and stolen a bank bag, cash, credit cards and keys to his car.

The two alleged robbers then left in the employee's 2006 Chevy Cobalt. They are accused of subsequently getting cash from the employee's bank account at multiple ATMs.

The employee told police that he knew the alleged female robber, which led police to Sexton. And Sexton's arrest then led to Shields being named as the male suspect, according to police.

Shields was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 19, in his home, and is being held in the Howard County Detention Center. Bail has been set at $85,000. Sexton was arrested on Monday, Oct. 18, in an unrelated case, and is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Her bail has been set at $20,000, though police say a warrant in the robbery case will "serve as a detainer."