Maryland man allegedly kills elderly woman with a forklift, steals her car after burglarizing Lowe's, police say

A Maryland man faces several charges after allegedly killing an elderly woman with a forklift, stealing her car, and burglarizing a Lowe's home improvement store, Charles County Sheriff's Office officials say.

Police were responding to reports of a burglary in progress at Lowe's around 12:40 a.m. when they found 73-year-old Gloristine Pinkney beneath a forklift in a nearby Home Depot parking lot on Jefferson Farm Place in Waldorf, Maryland. Pinkney was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say Brown and Pinkey are not known to each other.

Brown reportedly broke into Lowe's, about a half-mile from Home Depot, stole the forklift, and rammed it through the rear gates. For "unknown reasons," he then drove the forklift to Home Depot, where he allegedly rammed a car in which Pinkney was sleeping.

When Brown struck sleeping Pinkney's car, she got out and tried to run away. Brown allegedly followed her, hit her with the forklift, ran over her, stole her car, and fled, according to the CCSO.

Authorities recovered Pinkey's vehicle near Brown's home.

Brown was arrested Sunday evening. He is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center without bond, according to the CCSO's press release.