ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis Police said a 29-year-old antheral has been arrested successful the decease of USNA parent Michelle Cummings.
Cummings was killed by a stray slug successful Annapolis connected June 28 portion helium was successful municipality for her son’s Naval Academy signing.
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Angelo Harrod of Annapolis volition beryllium charged with first- and second-degree execution and galore related charges successful Cummings’ death. He volition besides beryllium charged with 2 counts of attempted execution for the incidental that pb to her death.
“Intent tin beryllium transferred. If you person evil intent, that doesn’t lessen your evil intent,” Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson said Wednesday.
Police judge 1 slug missed its intended targets—two radical successful an SUV—and went done a wooded area—hitting Michelle arsenic she sat connected the patio of the Graduate Hotel.
The main said Harrod had chopped his ankle bracelet disconnected and should person been connected location detention astatine the clip of Cummings’ death. He said video grounds pointed constabulary to Harrod and helium was brought successful arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement connected June 30. Court records amusement Harrod is charged with resisting apprehension and assaulting an serviceman from that incident.
Chief Jackson said helium called Cummings hubby to archer him the quality Wednesday morning.
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“He paused and helium said ‘thank you chief, convey you, my household acknowledgment you,’” said Jackson.
Her son, Leonard “Trey” Cummings III, volition beryllium a freshman and play shot astatine the Naval Academy.
“When Trey is ready, aft helium has grieved and laid his ma to remainder and helium has prepared himself, we volition invited him with unfastened arms,” USNA Superintendent Vice Admiral Sean Buck said.
The reward for accusation starring to an apprehension successful the lawsuit astir doubled Friday to astir $60,000 aft USNA alumni contributed.
Cummings’ Celebration of Life begins time successful Houston.
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