Man arrested after allegedly stalking woman from shopping center, attempting to enter home: police
Man accused of stalking, trying to break into Maryland home of pregnant woman
A man was arrested after allegedly stalking a pregnant woman, following her from a Maryland shopping center and trying to break into her home.
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Authorities arrested a man after he allegedly stalked a woman at a Montgomery County shopping center, followed her home and attempted to enter her residence.
Adrean Walls, 20, of Bowie, faces charges of stalking, attempted fourth‑degree burglary and indecent exposure. Investigators say the incident happened Friday, July 10, at the Orchard Center shopping center on Cherry Hill Road in Silver Spring.
Adrean Walls (Montgomery County Department of Police)
The victim told police she was shopping in Kohl’s when Walls began stalking her while engaged in an act of indecent exposure. According to the police report, the victim is visibly pregnant and was browsing through clothes in the maternity section.
Police say Walls followed the victim through the parking lot while driving his car, nearly striking two vehicles, before continuing to follow her to her home, where he attempted to enter the residence through a window. He ran from the scene after a family member confronted him.
Walls was arrested Tuesday and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is being held without bond.
According to the police report, investigators say Walls is connected to two separate incidents of potential stalking in the Silver Spring area from 2025.
Walls has no criminal history and is set to go to Santa Monica in the fall as a sophomore in college. His parents and uncle attested to his character in court.
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Walls is not charged in any other cases, but two additional victims are mentioned in the charging documents.
On May 12, a woman called the police after a man matching Walls' description followed her around a Giant and Target in the Kohl's shopping center. Howard County police saw Walls speed out of the parking lot and eventually officers pulled him over in the same vehicle he's accused of driving in the first case.
On June 23, a man told police that a person matching Walls' description was stalking his girlfriend at the Giant. The suspect was said to be operating a vehicle with a tag number that matches Walls'.
"I think because this case is getting attention from you today there could be other victims that come forward who may not have entirely realized what was going on," said Special Victims Division Chief Debbie Feinstein.
The case is set to go to trial on September 3, but the investigation is ongoing.
Detectives are asking anyone who frequents the Orchard Center and may have been a victim of Walls to contact the 3rd District Investigative Section at (240) 773‑6870 or 1‑866‑411‑8477. Tips may also be submitted online or through the P3Intel mobile app.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Montgomery County Department of Police and FOX 5 DC reporting.