<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3qk8LU_0vjqLidC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3qk8LU_0vjqLidC00" width="1024" height="683" ><p> Pasadena, MD – On Tuesday, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a report of an assault involving a firearm at Rock Creek Park in Pasadena. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. at 79 Bar Harbor Road. </p><p> Authorities reported that a suspect approached a male and a female in the park, demanding they leave and threatening to assault them. In an act of self-defense, the 19-year-old male victim displayed a knife. In response, the suspect brandished a firearm and pointed it at both victims. </p><p> Police arrived at the scene and took the armed suspect into custody. The firearm was seized during the arrest. </p><p> The suspect was identified as James Allen Barsy, a 38-year-old male from Pasadena, Maryland. Barsy is now facing charges related to the incident. </p></div></body>