Four teenage boys charged in stabbing, robbery near Clarksburg bus stop 

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April 23, 2026 4:43 p.m.

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Four teenage boys are facing charges in connection with the stabbing and robbery of another teenage boy near a Clarksburg bus stop last month, Montgomery County police said in a Thursday press release. 

On the evening of March 24, the 14-year-old stabbing victim was riding on a RideOn bus when he got into an argument with the other teens, whom he knew, according to police.  

Police said the argument turned into a physical fight after the teens got off the bus near the intersection of Snowden Farm Parkway and New Cut Road. 

During the fight, police said, one of the assailants — also 14 — stabbed the victim, who fled to a nearby business. Officers responded to the 22700 block of Sweet Shrub Drive for a reported stabbing, according to the press release. 

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The alleged assailants also took the victim’s shoes during the fight, according to police. 

Police said the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the stabbing and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police arrested the four alleged assailants on Tuesday. 

Charges

According to Thursday’s press release, the 14-year-old accused of stabbing the other boy is charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and related charges. A 16-year-old boy is charged as an adult with armed robbery and related charges. 

Both of the juveniles charged as adults are being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit in Rockville, according to the release. Police did not release the names of the juveniles charged as adults. Bethesda Today does not name juveniles charged with crimes.  

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Another 14-year-old boy is charged as a juvenile with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, theft, and second-degree assault in connection with the incident.  

A fourth boy, 13, is charged as a juvenile with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and second-degree assault. Police forwarded the charges against both juveniles to the state Department of Juvenile Services, according to the release. 

At this time, only the 14-year-old charged with attempted murder is believed to have been armed during the fight, county police spokesperson Degan Bartels told Bethesda Today on Thursday.  

Maryland law allows a person who assisted, encouraged or planned a crime to be charged as if they had committed the criminal act even if they did not directly participate. 

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine