Havre de Grace Homicide: Juniata Street Man Stabbed In Chest

Homicide Investigation

On August 31,2008, at 10:43 am, the Havre de Grace Police Department received a report from the Department of Emergency Operations that a female subject called and was reporting that a stabbing had just taken place in the 400 Block of South Juniata Street. Continue reading Havre de Grace Homicide: Juniata Street Man Stabbed In Chest

Havre de Grace Man Murdered During Sunday Night Birthday Party In Pylesville

A party turned violent and ultimately deadly Sunday night in Pylesville when a Havre de Grace man, attending his daughter’s birthday celebration in the home of his estranged wife’s boyfriend, was shot in the head following a heated argument.

Here are the details according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Continue reading Havre de Grace Man Murdered During Sunday Night Birthday Party In Pylesville

Aberdeen Man Allegedly Shot Girlfriend And Deposited Her Body Along The Roadside In A Sleeping Bag

A 48-year-old Aberdeen man, Tyrone L. Wiggins, of the 700-block of West Bel Air Avenue, was arrested and charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who he allegedly shot, put into a sleeping bag and deposited on the side of Bush Chapel Road just outside the city limits.

Among other evidence, police evidently found bloody clothes near Wiggins’ home. He was charged today (Friday) with first- and second-degree murder.

In 1997, Wiggins was faced multiple drug charges for possession with the intent to distribute a controlled dangerous narcotic and possession of a drug other than marijuana. He was also taken to Cecil County Circuit Court for paternity support in May 2007.

Here’s the Maryland State Police press release:

STATE POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN HARFORD CO. MURDER

(Aberdeen, MD) – Maryland State Police homicide investigators have arrested and charged a man with the murder of the woman whose body was found Wednesday inside a sleeping bag dumped along a Harford County road.

The accused is identified as Tyrone L. Wiggins, 48, of the 700-block of W. Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, Md. After consultation with the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, troopers charged Wiggins with first degree murder and second degree murder. He has been processed at the Bel Air Barracks and taken to the Harford County Detention Center where he will await an initial appearance before a court commissioner.

Wiggins is charged with the murder of Jodie S. Davis, 41, of the 700-block of Clayton Street, Aberdeen, Md. The body of Davis was found on the afternoon of July 30, 2008, inside a sleeping bag that was laying along the roadside in the 400-block of Bush Chapel Road, north of Stepney Road, near Aberdeen. The autopsy conducted yesterday revealed Davis’ death was a homicide resulting from a gunshot wound.

Further investigation by State Police Homicide Unit investigators revealed Wiggins was the victim’s boyfriend. State Police interviewed Wiggins yesterday as they continued to follow up on leads in the case. Troopers developed information leading them to believe Davis had been at Wiggins’ apartment on the night of July 29th and the early morning hours of July 30th.

Information developed during the investigation indicates Wiggins shot Davis with a handgun while she was inside his apartment. Wiggins is believed to have placed the victim’s body in the sleeping bag and deposited it along the road, before moving the victim’s vehicle away from the scene, disposing of the gun and cleaning up the apartment. Troopers recovered bloody clothes from a dumpster near the apartment where Wiggins lives. A motive for the murder is unclear at this time.

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing their investigation. Forensic scientists at the State Police Forensic Sciences Laboratory are processing evidence related to the murder.

Arrest Made in Murder of a 41-Year-Old Aberdeen Woman

Updated 1:00 8/1/08

STATE POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN HARFORD CO. MURDER

(Aberdeen, MD) Maryland State Police homicide investigators have arrested and charged a man with the murder of the woman whose body was found Wednesday inside a sleeping bag dumped along a Harford County road.

The accused is identified as Tyrone L. Wiggins, 48, of the 700-block of W. Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, Md. After consultation with the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, troopers charged Wiggins with first degree murder and second degree murder. He has been processed at the Bel Air Barracks and taken to the Harford County Detention Center where he will await an initial appearance before a court commissioner.

Wiggins is charged with the murder of Jodie S. Davis, 41, of the 700-block of Clayton Street, Aberdeen, Md. The body of Davis was found on the afternoon of July 30, 2008, inside a sleeping bag that was laying along the roadside in the 400-block of Bush Chapel Road, north of Stepney Road, near Aberdeen. The autopsy conducted yesterday revealed Davis’ death was a homicide resulting from a gunshot wound.

Further investigation by State Police Homicide Unit investigators revealed Wiggins was the victim’s boyfriend. State Police interviewed Wiggins yesterday as they continued to follow up on leads in the case. Troopers developed information leading them to believe Davis had been at Wiggins’ apartment on the night of July 29th and the early morning hours of July 30th.

Information developed during the investigation indicates Wiggins shot Davis with a handgun while she was inside his apartment. Wiggins is believed to have placed the victim’s body in the sleeping bag and deposited it along the road, before moving the victim’s vehicle away from the scene, disposing of the gun and cleaning up the apartment. Troopers recovered bloody clothes from a dumpster near the apartment where Wiggins lives. A motive for the murder is unclear at this time.

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing their investigation. Forensic scientists at the State Police Forensic Sciences Laboratory are processing evidence related to the murder.

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Maryland State Police have identified the woman found dead in a sleeping bag near the municipal limits of Aberdeen Wednesday as 41-year-old Aberdeen woman, Jodie S. Davis. A Baltimore medical examiner also ruled her death was a homicide by way of a gunshot wound.

No other details of the case have been released, but it’s important to point out Ms. Davis’ history with the Maryland judicial system - and why she heard from the court system the day before she was killed.

Ms. Davis, a resident of Clayton Street in Aberdeen, had been through the legal system several times this decade.

In 1994, Ms. Davis was charged with battery.

In 2000, there was a judgement filed against her by ERN, LLC for a $5,783.80. 

In 2004, Ms. Davis was charged with second-degree assault and theft greater than $500 in a case with John L. Alford as the complainant. Later that year, Ms. Davis had a peace order filed against Alford 

In 2007, she was an alleged victim of second-degree assault and was also charged herself with second-degree assault, telephone misuse for repeated calls and harassment.

In August 2007, she was pursued by the Harford County District Court for contempt.

Also, in August 2000, Comcast Cablevision of Maryland filed a judgement against her for $555.59. That case has been delayed and postponed for years, but, strangely enough, on July 29 - the day before she was allegedly murdered - Ms. Davis was apparently notified of a show cause hearing date scheduled in the case. 

Here’s the press release from Maryland State Police:

BODY FOUND IN HARFORD CO. IDENTIFIED - MEDICAL EXAMINER RULES DEATH A HOMICIDE

(Aberdeen, MD) – Maryland State Police crime scene technicians have used fingerprints to identify a woman whose body was found inside a sleeping bag along a rural road in Harford County yesterday afternoon.

The woman is identified as Jodie S. Davis, 41. Her last known address was in the 700-block of Clayton Street, in Aberdeen, Md.

Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police obtained fingerprints from the body this morning during the autopsy. The prints were used to positively identify the woman through Maryland’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System at the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory.
An autopsy on the body was conducted today at the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Baltimore. The medical examiner determined Davis died from a gunshot wound and determined her death to be a homicide.

The body of Davis was found lying inside a sleeping bag along Bush Chapel Road north of Stepney Road just after 1:30 p.m. yesterday. A passing motorist noticed a suspicious package and called State Police. The preliminary investigation indicates the body was not there the night before, but may have been there at least as early as 6:00 a.m. on July 30th.

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing to actively work this investigation. Anyone with any information about Ms. Davis, or who may have seen anything suspicious in the area of the 400-block of Bush Chapel Road from the night of July 29th until the afternoon of July 30th is urged to call State Police at 410-879-2101. Calls may be kept confidential.

Murder Near Aberdeen: Woman’s Body Found Inside Bag Near Yard Of City Department Supervisor

Just before 2 p.m. today (Wednesday), Maryland State Police and the Aberdeen Police Department responded to the 400 block of Bush Chapel Road, just feet outside the city limits of Aberdeen, where a dead body was found inside a sleeping bag near the yard of a city department supervisor.

The body, apparently that of a black woman, was found somewhere in, around, near or on the yard of Aberdeen Department of Public Works Maintenance Shop Division Supervisor Roger Hall. The body was near enough to his property that Hall was at the scene, but he is not believed to be a suspect.

Although there was no immediate cause of death made public, police were treating it as “suspicious” and the word ”murder” was being used throughout the afternoon.

Here’s the Maryland State Police press release:

BODY FOUND IN HARFORD COUNTY

(Aberdeen, MD) - Maryland State Police are on the scene of what appears to be a suspicious death in Harford County after a body was found in a sleeping bag along a rural road not far from Interstate 95 earlier this afternoon.

The body has not been identified and can only be described as possibly that of an African American female. The body will be taken to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.

At about 1:30 p.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Bel Air Barracks received a call from a passing motorist who reported a suspicious bag laying along the roadside in the 400-block of Bush Chapel Road in Aberdeen. Officers from the Aberdeen Police Department and troopers responded and found the body inside a sleeping bag.

The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit responded to the scene and is conducting the ongoing investigation with the assistance of troopers from the Bel Air Barracks. There is no further information available at this time. Anyone who may have any information pertaining to this investigation is urged to call the Maryland State Police at the Bel Air Barracks at 410-879-2101.

Party in Joppa Ends in Homicide

From a Harford County Sheriff’s Office news release:

(Joppa, MD – July 14, 2008) Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting of a twenty-two year Edgewood man that attended a private event at the Joppa Magnolia Fire Hall. This is Harford County’s Sheriff’s Office second homicide of 2008.

At approximately 11:45pm, a 911 call was placed that someone had been shot at a party that was taking place in the Joppa/Magnolia Fire Hall located in the 1400 block of Mountain Road. Harford County Sheriff’s deputies responded to find a crowd of people gathered inside and outside of the building. The victim, Tariq S Alston, 22 of Edgewood was located shot inside of the building. Treated on the scene by paramedics from Joppa/ Magnolia Fire Company, he was transported by Fallston Ambulance Corp to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center with life threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead shortly before 12:30am.

Deputies have been conducting interviews on site with the event attendees. Motive is unknown at this time as the investigation continues. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is urged to contact the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at 410-836-5080.

Additionally Harford County Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the shooting. To be eligible for the reward, tipsters must call the 24-hour tip-line at 1-888-540-TIPS. Callers do not have to give their name nor appear in court. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

A Long Lost Friend

What with it being Hell Night (the night before Halloween) and the middle of my honeymoon, I’m off to raise some high Hell. In the meantime, please enjoy this wickedly good feature of mine which was published just last week in EERIE PA Magazine Issue 4 (www.eeriepa.net). In the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve, it examines the reality and belief in witchcraft among some in our society. SPOILER ALERT: It involves murder, magic, me and is pretty spooky. Happy Halloween!

Somewhere in south-central Pennsylvania, a family is worried.

A child has fallen ill and shows no signs of improving.

After a fair amount of hand-wringing and soul-searching, a man enters the house to fetch the remedy – not medicine, not a doctor, but a short passage from a small book. Its pages contain neither the telephone number of a trusted physician nor the recipe for a therapeutic elixir, but nonetheless hold a tried and true method of healing.

Quite simply, it’s faith. Continue reading A Long Lost Friend