Abingdon Man Convicted After Shooting At Amazon Flex Delivery Driver

ABINGDON, MD — A 50-year-old Abingdon man has been found guilty in connection to the attempted murder of an Amazon Flex delivery driver in June 2023.

Evidence presented at the trial showed that on June 21, 2023, around 9:30 a.m., the victim was wrapping up her Amazon Flex delivery route for the day in the Woodsdale apartment complex in Abingdon. While driving out of he complex, a black Audi sedan with no registration plates pulled up alongside the victim's driver's side window with its windows down. The victim said she thought the other driver was asking her for directions, so she lowered her driver's side window.

However, the driver of the Audi then raised his arm and fired a handgun at the Amazon Flex delivery driver. The victim said she stomped on the gas pedal as she heard gunshot and ducked down by her dashboard to avoid getting shot. She sped off to the Wawa on Woodsdale Road where she called 911 for help, evidence showed.

Harford County sheriff's deputies responded to her call for help and found a bullet hole that had entered through the victim's rear driver's side window that exited through the rear passenger side window. While deputies were calling in the suspect's vehicle information, the vehicle was spied heading northbound on Route 924 near Ring Factory Elementary. Deputies stopped the suspect's vehicle and the victim was taken to the scene where she positively identified Charles Alfred Webster, Jr., as the person who shot at her, evidence showed.

At the time he was arrested, officers found a used 9mm ammunition casing in the driver's seat. A search of his vehicle and apartment turned up a firearm purchase box for a Springfield Armory 9mm handgun on the nightstand in the main bedroom. During the investigation, it was discovered that Webster was prohibited from lawfully possessing a firearm per a 1998 felony conviction for assault in the first degree in Delaware.

After a three-day jury trial, Webster was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, illegal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person with a felony conviction, reckless endangerment and a loaded handgun in a vehicle.

“This was truly a senseless act of violence, as the defendant and the victim were not known to each other prior to the day of this incident. This victim showed tremendous bravery by facing her attacker in court and testifying to ensure his conviction in this case. I hope that she can find some peace in knowing that justice was served and that this person will never be a threat to her again," said State’s Attorney Alison M. Healey after the trial.