Man Accused Of Running Over And Killing Woman With Stolen Forklift Arrested

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A man accused of stealing a forklift and fatally running over a 73-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder, officials said.

Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, allegedly broke into a Lowe’s in Waldorf, Maryland, around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. He allegedly stole a forklift and left the store by ramming it through the store’s rear gates. He is accused of then driving the stolen forklift to a nearby Home Depot, where he allegedly rammed it into a parked car.

Gloristine Pinkney, 73, who was asleep in the car, got out when the forklift hit it and ran away, officials said. Brown allegedly followed her, struck her with the forklift and ran over her.

He’s also accused of stealing the victim’s car. Investigators later recovered Pinkney’s car near Brown’s home.

Pinkney’s body was found underneath the forklift. Officials said she did not know Brown and they did not specify why she was sleeping in her car before her death.

Man accused of running over and killing woman with stolen forklift arrested

Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, allegedly broke into a Lowe’s in Waldorf, Maryland, around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

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' Pinkney’s body was found underneath the forklift.'

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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, March 2, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Gloristine Pinkney, as well as Theft: $25,000 to under $100,000, Fourth-Degree Burglary, and Theft: $1,500 to Under $25,000. Upon release, Brown will be on supervised probation for a period of five years. If he violates the terms of his probation, he faces an additional 18 years in prison.

A Charles County jury found Brown guilty of the above-listed charges on December 16, 2025.

On July 2, 2023, officers with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary in progress at the Lowe’s store in Waldorf. Upon arrival, officers spoke with store employees and managers working the overnight shift who reported hearing loud banging noises. Officers also observed damage to the store’s roll-up doors and security gates.

Officers then responded to a nearby Home Depot, where employees reported hearing a loud scream. At that location, officers discovered the body of victim Pinkney partially pinned beneath a forklift. Pinkney was declared deceased at the scene.

An investigation revealed that Brown, who was employed by Lowe’s at the time, stole a forklift from the fenced in rear lot of the store and rammed it through the business’ rear gates and roll-up door. Brown then drove the forklift out of the Lowe’s and into the parking lot of Home Depot, where he rammed it into a parked car. The victim, who was unknown to Brown and had been asleep in the vehicle, exited the car and attempted to flee. However, Brown followed her and struck her with the forklift, running her over.

After the incident, Brown fled the scene in the victim’s car. He used her credit card to purchase gas and traveled to Washington, D.C. and Virginia before returning to his Waldorf residence, where he was later apprehended.

During the course of the investigation, Brown was developed as the suspect through witnesses and surveillance video. The rear gate used to enter the Lowe’s was processed and swabbed for DNA, which was consistent with Brown’s DNA. Additionally, Brown’s fingerprints were found on the victim’s vehicle, and the vehicle’s keys were located inside of Brown’s residence along with a pair of shorts that had the victim’s blood on it.

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LA PLATA, Md.— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, March 2, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Gloristine Pinkney, as...

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