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Bladensburg Man Arrested and Charged in Infant’s Death

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division have arrested and charged 36-year-old Terron Christopher Matasaran with second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse in connection with the death of a 7-month-old infant.

On Monday, September 23, 2024, at approximately 11:05 a.m., officers from the 3rd District, along with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, responded to the 11600 block of Stewart Lane for the report of an unresponsive baby boy.

Matasaran, a friend of the family who had been babysitting the child, reported that the infant had allegedly fallen. He called the child’s mother, who was at work, and she returned home to find her baby unresponsive. The mother called 9-1-1 and began CPR until first responders arrived. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the infant was found to have suffered a head injury and rib fractures. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.

On Monday, March 3, 2025, homicide detectives requested and obtained a warrant for Matasaran’s arrest.

On March 4, officers from the Montgomery County Police Task Force, along with the U.S. Marshals Capital Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested Matasaran at his place of employment in Bladensburg.

He is being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.

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Release ID: 25-074
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: child-abuse , homicide