(Nov. 24, 2016) After eluding police for several days, Kimberly Hinkley, 50, of Ocean City was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and possessing a dangerous weapon with intent to injure after an apparent altercation with her boyfriend, 53-year-old Mark James Bell in Ocean City on Nov. 15.
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office reported that Hinkley was at large on Friday, but that the trail had gone cold after she evaded a “large scale search” that include a K-9 unit and a Maryland State Police helicopter.
A police deputy was traveling on Route 50 in West Ocean City on Friday afternoon when he spotted Hinkley and recognized her as a suspect in a stabbing incident. Police said Hinkley fled when she saw the deputy, triggering a search that included Worcester County Police, Maryland State Troopers and Ocean City Police.
Police continued searching for Hinkley during normal patrols and, at about 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office apparently received information on Hinkley’s whereabouts.
County and state police found Hinkley at a residence in West Ocean City and took her into custody without incident.
She is being held without bond at Worcester County Jail, without bond.
According to court records, Hinkley has faced assault charges before — in 2009, 2010 and 2014 — but was not found guilty in any of them.