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Suspect Wanted for Chevy Chase Murder Apprehended

For Immediate Release: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD - The suspect wanted in connection to the death of a Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services agent is in custody.

Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, Emanuel Edward Sewell was located traveling on I-64 near Hurricane, WV.

US Marshals Fugitive Task force officers conducted a traffic stop and ultimately placed Sewell in custody.

Sewell is accused of killing 33-year-old Davis Martinez. 

Martinez, a six-year employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, had responded to the 2800 block of Terrace Drive in Chevy Chase to conduct a resident check of Sewell, who had been released from prison in 2021. 

When Martinez had not reported back to work, Montgomery County Department of Police 2nd District officers were dispatched to the location for a check the welfare call, where Martinez was found inside. 

The medical examiner has determined the manner of death a homicide. The victim suffered multiple injuries. 

Sewell has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held in Putnam County. He will be extradited back to Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Department of Police extends its gratitude to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for their assistance in apprehending Sewell.

 

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Release ID: 24-234
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: arrest