PGPD Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Landover Fatal Stabbing

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Dalerico Vernon​

Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged a man in connection with a fatal stabbing on Saturday. The suspect is 25-year-old Dalerico Vernon of the 2000 block of E. Marlboro Avenue in Landover. The victim is 27-year-old Brian Logan of Landover.

On June 20th, at approximately 1:20 am, patrol officers who were heading to an unrelated call located Logan in the roadway in the 7100 block of Columbia Park Road. Logan was unresponsive and suffering from stab wounds. The patrol officers and emergency medical personnel attempted life-saving measures on the victim but he was pronounced dead on the scene.

Using various investigative techniques, the suspect was identified and charged. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect stabbed the victim during an argument.

Vernon is charged with first and second degree murder and related charges. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections. A commissioner ordered him held on a no-bond status.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.) Please refer to case 20-0029489.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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