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November 11, 2014
A morning stroll through a well-known Silver Spring park turned terrifying for a nine-month-old girl, and her nanny.
Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, the infant and her caretaker were relaxing at a playground in Sligo Creek Park, just southeast of the Sligo Creek Golf Course. While standing near the swings, police say, Raynard Holmes, 20, of Capitol Heights, approached the nanny and asked, “Do you know what kind of animals you are?”
Confused and troubled by the strange question, the nanny picked-up the baby in one hand and pushed the stroller in the other, but Holmes reportedly followed.
According to charging documents filed in Montgomery County District Court, Holmes was offended by the nanny’s attempts to flee. In response, police say he became angry and aggressive, and pried the stroller straight from the nanny’s hands while repeatedly yelling, “Give me the baby!” The nanny replied, “no”, but Holmes refused to relinquish.
About that time, longtime friends and daily walking companions, Trish Bunn and Liz Ranasinghe, stumbled upon the midday kidnapping attempt. They were stunned by the sight.
“We saw this young lady, who was obviously distraught, holding onto a baby,” Bunn remarked. “She was pointing at a man who was off to the side.”
In what can only be described as an act of gallant goodwill, Bunn and Ranasinghe confronted Holmes, who reportedly asked, “How do I get out of here?” The duo distracted the 20-year-old with a long-winded answer, giving the nanny and child enough time to run away.
“He exposed himself to us, and that wasn’t the most pleasant thing to see, but then he just turned around and took-off. I was glad about that,” Bunn added.
Bunn then grabbed her cell phone and dialed 911. Responding officers quickly apprehended Holmes about half-a-mile away as he walked down the center of Sligo Creek Parkway with his shirt over-his-head, pants loose and zipper undone.
“You can only call this bizarre,” Maryland-National Capital Park Police Lt. Rick Pelicano remarked. “From what the detectives have told me, the nanny is still really shaken-up by it.”
During police questioning, Holmes reportedly admitted to the entire escapade, but wouldn’t provide officers with a motive. While later locked in a holding cell, police say he continued to touch and expose himself. It’s believed the Capitol Heights resident was under the influence of narcotics, possibly Phencyclidine (PCP).
“It’s not normal for Montgomery County, let alone in a park. We’re just glad the nanny and infant are okay,” Lt. Pelicano added.
According the Maryland Judiciary Case Search database, Prince George’s County Police charged Holmes last week for Fourth Degree Burglary, Resisting Arrest and Trespassing. He currently remains behind bars in Montgomery County on charges of Attempted Kidnapping, Robbery, Second Degree Assault and Indecent Exposure.
“I’ve got some relatives who are a little strange and I’ve met some strange people, but threatening a child is just not even on the radar,” Bunn concluded. “It’s totally unacceptable.”
Holmes will appear for a bond hearing on November 13 at 1 p.m. in Montgomery County District Court. Should he post bond, he’ll be ordered to seek a psychiatric review and must refrain from entering Sligo Creek Park.
