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Clarksburg Teen Faces Additional Charges in Connection to August Shooting

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD - A 16-year-old Clarksburg teen, already in custody for a March 2024 shooting, is now facing additional charges related to an August 2024 shooting in Germantown.

Jaiden Ochieng, who was previously charged with attempted first-degree murder for a March shooting on Archdale Road in Germantown, has been linked to a second shooting on Crystal Rock Drive in August.

On Thursday, August 8, officers from the 5th District responded to the 19600 block of Crystal Rock Drive after reports of a shooting. Investigators learned that a blue Honda Civic drove by the victim, who was sitting on a park bench. The suspect, identified as Ochieng, allegedly exited the vehicle and began shooting at the victim, who managed to run away without injury.

During the investigation, detectives determined that the blue Honda Civic used in the shooting had been reported stolen from Clarksburg.

On Friday, September 6, Ochieng was arrested on Copper Ridge Road in Germantown. During his arrest, he tossed a handgun, which was later confirmed through ballistic analysis to be the weapon used in the August shooting. The handgun had been reported lost out of Prince George’s County.

Ochieng now faces additional charges, including attempted first-degree murder, motor vehicle theft, and multiple firearms-related offenses. He is being charged as an adult in both the March and August incidents and is currently being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.

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Release ID: 24-492
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: arrest