Detective Brian Stevenson Murder Case
Man charged in death of Maryland cop
Original Post Date: 18th Oct, 2010 - 2:36pm
The fact that this guy killed a cop in the brutal manner he did is going to weight heavily at the time of his trial. Thoughts?
BALTIMORE — A man was charged Sunday in the death of an off-duty Baltimore police detective who was killed the night before by a blow to the head during a fight over a parking space, police said. Sian James, 25, was charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the death of Det. Brian Stevenson. James fled the scene and was caught hours later at a nightclub, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Guglielmi said James had retained an attorney, but he did not know Sunday afternoon who the lawyer was. Police say Stevenson had gone out Saturday night to celebrate his birthday with a friend. The 18-year veteran with the department, would have turned 38 on Sunday, Guglielmi said. "The preliminary investigation revealed an altercation took place over a parking place," Guglielmi said. As the dispute escalated, he said, "A suspect pulled a rock or large piece of concrete from the ground and struck the officer with it." The attack happened in Baltimore's southeast neighborhood of Canton, where police blocked off the crime scene in the parking lot of the Mercy-Canton Family Care center on the 2800 block of Hudson Street, the Baltimore Sun reported…
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