2 men rescued from ledge of Montgomery County hotel after evading alleged robbers

New surveillance video of hotel armed robbery suspect released

A tense and dangerous rescue effort unfolded at the Embassy Suites on Democracy Boulevard after two men escaped from armed robbers but ended up on a ledge.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A tense and dangerous rescue effort unfolded at the Embassy Suites on Democracy Boulevard after two men escaped from armed robbers, but ended up on a ledge. 

The robbery happened back on Jan. 1, but right now, detectives are still looking to identify three suspects involved in the incident. 

What we know:

FOX 5 has obtained surveillance footage from New Year’s. 

It shows the suspects walking into the hotel, dressed in hooded sweatshirts. 

Detectives say they went up to a party in a room on the 9th floor before pulling out guns, and robbing people.

The two victims escaped, climbing out on a ledge to get away from the armed suspects.

Moments later, Montgomery County firefighters arrived to rescue the two men, who were stranded high above the ground. 

They used a ladder to get them to safety, but amid the rescue effort the three suspects got away. 

Another arrest:

The police arrested 18-year-old Makhari Melvin at the hotel for a separate incident.

He was charged for allegedly having a loaded gun, posted bond, and has a trial date set for Feb. 20. 

Police say he was also at the New Year’s party, but was not involved in the armed robbery.