Overview
- Officers responded around 1:40 a.m. Sunday to an apartment in the 7600 block of Woodpark Lane, where 25-year-old Jaelon Minor was found dead from stab wounds.
- Police say a preliminary investigation points to an altercation with roommate Donavan Townsend, 23.
- Authorities say Townsend fled after the stabbing but was located and taken into custody shortly after.
- Online court records show Townsend is charged with second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment.
- Howard County police asked anyone with information to call 410-313-STOP or email HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.