Almost four years ago (August 31, 2021), DPW Construction Supervisor Eric M. Brown was escorted out of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building after he threatened a colleague with a loaded pistol, which police found strapped to his hip.

No longer a city employee but now working for a prominent city contractor, Brown was charged Wednesday in a nearly identical incident in West Baltimore.

Last time around, his misdemeanor handgun charge was “stetted” or withdrawn. The deal, offered by prosecutors at a time when Marilyn Mosby was state’s attorney, was approved by a Circuit Court judge. His record was wiped clean a year later.

This time it looks like he won’t get the same treatment.

He was kept overnight at Central Booking and released Thursday by District Court Judge Jennifer Etheridge on an uusecured personal bond of $100,000.

A second-degree assault charge was filed by the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office, and a preliminary court date is set for September 18.

Pointing a Gun

Brown got into an altercation around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to police, while he was supervising a city-funded water main project for his employer, R.E. Harrington & Sons, in the 2200 block of West Lexington Street.

He rebuked a woman for parking a truck on the fresh pavement. Her companion confronted Brown and demanded that he apologize for being disrespectful.

“Stepping back and brandishing a handgun from his hip side, Mr. Brown then pointed the handgun towards [the man’s] face,” according to the police report.

When officers arrived at the scene, Brown told them he worked for DPW and had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

The former statement was incorrect – he was fired after the Abel Wolman incident. But he is permitted to carry a handgun as a licensed private investigator, police said.

Concealed Carry Permit Renewed

His concealed carry permit was renewed a few months ago by the Maryland State Police. It will now expire on May 31, 2028, according to police records.

Possession of a deadly weapon, however, is prohibited at a city construction site.

Police found a Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm pistol on his right hip, loaded with 12 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber.

Brown admitted that he had unholstered the gun and placed it at his side. He denied raising it to the man’s face.

The 68-year-old is well known in political circles.

He is the president of the Marble Hill Community Association, a director at the Upton Planning Committee, and has longstanding ties to former Mayor Sheila Dixon and other officeholders.

He did not respond to a voice message left by The Brew.

From the Brew Archives

• DPW supervisor charged with handgun violations at Wolman building (9/2/21)

• DPW supervisor who said, “I got something for you” to worried colleague, resigns (11/10/21)

• Case of DPW supervisor charged with handgun violations placed on ‘inactive” docket (12/9/21)