Man accused of killing probation officer in Chevy Chase arrested in West Virginia
Maryland State Police issued blue alert for Emanuel Edward Sewell
Updated: 8:32 pmEDT June 1, 2024
A man wanted in connection with the murder of a probation officer in Maryland was arrested in West Virginia, police say. Montgomery County Police said Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, of Chevy Chase, was arrested around 5 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, West. Virginia, by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force felon, for a resident check. Police said officers entered the residence and found Martinez’s body. Sewell was not home at the time of officers’ arrival and police issued a Blue Alert for his capture and arrest. The medical examiner determined Martinez’s manner of death was a homicide after he suffered multiple injuries. Sewell was charged with second-degree murder and will be extradited to Montgomery County, police said.
CHEVY CHASE, Md. —
A man wanted in connection with the murder of a probation officer in Maryland was arrested in West Virginia, police say.
Montgomery County Police said Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, of Chevy Chase, was arrested around 5 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, West Virginia, by the Sheriff’s Fugitive Task Force. Americans.
County police said officers were called to the 2800 block of Terrace Drive for a welfare check on probation officer Davis Martinez, 33, who had not returned to work after visiting Sewell, a sex offender. registered, for a resident control. Police said officers entered the residence and found Martinez’s body.
Sewell was not home when officers arrived and police issued a Blue Alert for his capture and arrest.
The medical examiner determined that Martínez’s manner of death was homicide after suffering multiple injuries.
Sewell was charged with second-degree murder and will be extradited to Montgomery County, police said.
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