Brooklyn Homicide Suspect Charged With Murder: Police

Glen Burnie MD

09 March, 2022

12:00 PM

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BROOKLYN, MD — Police announced Wednesday that they arrested an Anne Arundel County man on murder charges. Officers identified the arrestee as 18-year-old Jaden Kemetrius Crowner of Brooklyn. Authorities said the male victim was Devin Scott Freeman, 19. Maryland court records show that Crowner faces charges of: First-degree murderSecond-degree murderFirst-degree assaultSecond-degree assaultHaving a handgun on himHaving a loaded handgun on him Police said they applied for an arrest warrant after they found Freeman's body behind a Brooklyn business last month. Officers said they spotted the body with apparent trauma in the 4000 block of Ritchie Highway on Feb. 27 around 10 a.m. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the case a homicide and said the cause of death was at least one gunshot wound, officials announced on March 1. Authorities did not speculate when or where the shots were fired. The Anne Arundel County Police Department asked anybody with information to call 410-222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing detectives at 410-222-4700. Informants can also conceal their identities by contacting the Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland at 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587), on metrocrimestoppers.org or through the P3 Tips mobile application. RELATED: Man Found Dead Behind Business In Brooklyn: Police Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County news.