Man, pregnant girlfriend charged in standoff

? A man who held police at bay during a two-day Maryland motel standoff and his pregnant girlfriend, who claimed to be his hostage, both face charges, state police said Saturday.

James Prevatt III, 26, and Rene Reynolds, 21, both of Moncks Corner, S.C., were captured Friday at the one-story motel in Hancock, Md., that officers had surrounded for two days. Prevatt threatened to kill officers and Reynolds during the standoff, which ended without injury when police burst into the room after Prevatt opened the door for a food delivery.

He faces charges of theft, threat of arson with an explosive device and drug possession. Reynolds faces charges of theft, conspiracy to threaten arson and drug possession.

Prevatt had threatened to kill police, blow up or burn down the motel and talked of detonating a bomb on Reynolds’ body, but officers did not find explosives or firearms in the room, state police said.