Gaithersburg, MD -- A man is accused of squirting semen from a bottle onto shoppers at two shopping malls.
Michael Wayne Edwards Jr., 28, has been charged with spraying the fluid on a shopper at a Giant Food store in Gaithersburg on July 15.
Police said he got the liquid on a woman and then snapped a photo of what he had done with his cell phone.
Edwards has also been charged in a similar incident at a Michaels craft store, also in Gaithersburg.
Police examined surveillance video and saw the suspect purchase groceries using his store bonus card.
In the doorway, the man can be seen squirting fluid from a bottle and taking a picture, police said.
Edwards was identified through his bonus card and the surveillance video.
Forensic tests confirmed the substance as semen.
DNA tests are pending.
Police said they are looking for at least two more victims.
Anyone who noticed a liquid on their clothes but wrote it off as benign is urged to call 301-258-6400.
Edwards is free on bond.
Michael Wayne Edwards Jr., 28, has been charged with spraying the fluid on a shopper at a Giant Food store in Gaithersburg on July 15.
Police said he got the liquid on a woman and then snapped a photo of what he had done with his cell phone.
Edwards has also been charged in a similar incident at a Michaels craft store, also in Gaithersburg.
Police examined surveillance video and saw the suspect purchase groceries using his store bonus card.
In the doorway, the man can be seen squirting fluid from a bottle and taking a picture, police said.
Edwards was identified through his bonus card and the surveillance video.
Forensic tests confirmed the substance as semen.
DNA tests are pending.
Police said they are looking for at least two more victims.
Anyone who noticed a liquid on their clothes but wrote it off as benign is urged to call 301-258-6400.
Edwards is free on bond.
