Charges filed in Baltimore CVS arson case

The ATF is looking for Raymon Carter, who faces a federal arson charge for a fire set at a CVS in Baltimore during the April riots. (Courtesy Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

WASHINGTON – Federal investigators have identified the man they believe is responsible for the burning of a CVS Pharmacy during riots that broke out following the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore this spring.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are looking for Raymon Carter, 24, and have obtained a warrant for his arrest. Carter faces a federal arson charge for intentionally setting a fire at the CVS at Pennsylvania and North avenues in Baltimore.

Investigators released surveillance images of Carter in May hoping that the public could help identify him along with other responsible for setting fires at other locations. Multiple phone calls to the ATF’s tip line identified the man in the photos from the CVS at 2509 Pennsylvania Avenue as Carter, says Special Agent David Cheplak with the Baltimore field office.

If Carter is convicted he could face five to 20 years in prison, Cheplak says.

Carter is described as 5-foot-8 and weighs about 180 pounds Investigators would not say where Carter lives, according to the ATF.

Investigators have not yet arrested Carter and are asking for the public’s help locating him. Anyone with information about Carter’s whereabouts is asked to call 1-888-ATF-FIRE (283-3473).

Investigations continue into multiple other arson fires set during the riots. Cheplak says no arrests have been made in connection with those fires.

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  • Tetta Zwo

    That wasn’t arson, just giving peace a chance!

    • Dilbert_San_Diego

      He was outraged about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow, and lacking any impulse control, just had to set fire to a building.

  • Captaincool

    He’s just a young boy that’s misled, he was going to go to college.

    • 370HSSV

      He represents the school of hard knocks and glocks.

      • EricL

        It does boggle the mind how this fine young man got so turned around that he saw the CVS as his enemy… a bastion of “The Man”, the very EPITOME of what went wrong with the treatment of Freddy Gray.
        Or was he just being a fecktard…

  • DPJ626

    Oh dat Raymon

  • Scottiemac3

    He was just helping his community

  • Outhedoor9

    Throw the entire book at him. Again and again.

  • All Seeing Eye

    If Obama had a son, he would look like Raymon Carter

    • Haricot

      Maybe his daughter will breed with Raymon.

  • Guy Montag

    This poor youth was probably on his way to church, he doesn’t even go to CVS. If you would just ax his momma she’d tell you her baby didnt do nuffin

  • EricL

    How many people from his community now had to drive/walk/bus miles more for their medication? This is a perfect example of victimizing your own community.

    • Shabazz

      Sociopaths don’t care. Most of them are.

  • bill9860

    I wonder if anybody loves this Raymon?

  • CaptJTKirk

    He probably just finished listening to Al Sharptongues latest single…Burn dat Mutha Down!

  • CaptJTKirk

    Oh! Just Great! The WTOP PoPo is reviewing my last comment…

    • Haricot

      The truth hurts.

  • VAJake321

    Total waste of being a human.

    • QuestionAuthority

      Human? Now that’s casting a wide net.

      • VAJake321

        I was being nice.

  • Shabazz

    The feds had to be the ones to prosecute this case. Probably over the objections of Baltimore’s prosecutor who strikes me as the type who would probably build a monument to this thug if she could…

    • Randall

      Meanwhile, 32 homicides for the month of June, with a few hours left, the race is on. Maybe WTOP would really care and report on some of these tragedies, but they wont. That conferate flag on the license plates is driving the rage again.

  • Are A

    Maybe it was an accident?

    • Haricot

      No, it be an accident.

  • the heckler

    Outstanding ! I may go back to the Inner Harbor yet !

    • EricL

      Only during daylight hours. Travel in groups.

  • tncem

    T-H-U-G! Pretty simple.

  • sp1derman

    this deserves much more attention than the concern of whether or not the trooper should’ve shot the felonious escapee. this cvs store was so important in this Baltimore neighborhood.

  • RonaldG

    Daggone flag…..

  • Bill Hussein O’Stalin

    Prepare yourselves for the Room to Destroy defense.

  • Delores Bland

    I think Baltimore policeman and women doing a great job we may have some bad ones,but there are good ones too. I couldn’t be a police person. This is a hard job.now it harder..you could be charger for doing your job.

  • Forsythia1

    When “Black History Month” is celebrated, these are the types that come to my mind.
    It’s turned into a month to acknowledge criminals and the black politicians that’s helped fuel entitlement and criminal activity.



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