Update 11: According to Court records, a preliminary hearing in this case is scheduled for May 9th at 10:00 AM:
Court Scheduling Information
Trial Date: 05/09/2008 Trial Time: 10:00 AM Room:204
Trial Type: PRELIMINARY HEARING
Trial Location:27 COURTHOUSE SQUARE ROCKVILLE 20850-2325
Update 10: From the Examiner:
Freeman Klopott writes, Suspect in Md. woman’s slaying had violent history, records show:
The man charged with robbing and killing a 25-year-old woman outside her Gaithersburg apartment had been released on parole after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for armed robbery.
Court documents show Shawn Henderson, 25, of Landover, had a history of violent robberies long before he allegedly decided around 2 a.m. Sunday to kill Lindsay Harvey.
Good to see the local papers finally catching up with the Oneonta paper on this story.
Update 9: Another from the Daily Star:
Denise Richardson writes, Area ‘heartbroken’ over death:
Lindsay Marie Harvey was a quiet, sweet person, good student and valued teammate who helped whenever asked, teachers and friends said Tuesday.
The arrest Tuesday of a suspect in the murder of Harvey, 25, a 2000 Oneonta High School graduate, was welcomed news, they said, but it didn’t ease the heartache of losing someone dear.
Update 8: Some news reports on the arrest:
- Denise Richardson writes in the Oneonta Daily Star, Suspect charged in murder:
Harvey appeared to have suffered a traumatic injury to her head, according to papers filed in the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County, and a .40 caliber semiautomatic shell casing was found next to her head.
According to a copy of the court papers, concerned citizens stepped forward but their identities were withheld for fear of reprisals.
One such citizen said Henderson had committed similar robberies and recently had been released from prison, the court papers said. The citizen also said Henderson had been seen with a semiautomatic handgun Saturday night, and when speaking with Henderson on the telephone Monday, Henderson “admitted his involvement in the murder.'’On Monday, police interviewed two witnesses who saw Henderson at the Grove Park Apartments brandishing a handgun before the shooting. Henderson showed the gun to a group of people in the apartment complex and said he “had some things to handle,'’ the witnesses said.
One witness said a woman yelled “get away from me, no'’ and then a single gunshot sounded from the area near the Dumpster. The other witness said a car door had closed and a woman walked toward the Dumpster, then Henderson walked toward the woman and a gunshot was heard.
- Channel 4 has an updated item, which includes a video report from the evening news:
“We don’t know why this particular apartment complex, but we do know that he had the intent of robbing someone,” said Lucille Baur, of Montgomery County police. “Even though Mr. Henderson lives now in Landover, Md., he does have ties to the Gaithersburg area. We know that he lived here at one time. We know that he still has family here and friends in this area.”
- Patricia M. Murret and Meghan Tierney write in the Gazette, Robber charged in Quince Orchard homicide:
‘‘We believe that he was already in the parking lot when she drove in,” Baur said. ‘‘It’s very unusual in Montgomery County to have a stranger-based homicide such as this one. We’ve found that the majority of homicide suspects know one another.”
Henderson knew people who live nearby, Baur said.
Update 7: The record of the arrest of Shawn Marquieis Henderson is now up in the court records. He is being charged with a single count of first degree murder.
Digging back in the court records, I found additional records for a Shawn Marquieis Henderson with the same date of birth, who was charged in December of 1999 with a whole raft of crimes including armed robbery and assault in the first degree. The case was heard in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Judge Durke Thompson, and, from contemporaneous Gazette reports (see below) appears to have been prosecuted by assistant state’s attorney Cheryl McCally. Mr. Henderson pleaded guilty to two charges of armed robbery, one charge of attempted armed robbery and one charge of carrying a weapon with intent to injury. His original sentence for the first armed robbery charge was for twenty years in prison, eight of which were suspended, and five years of supervised probation (the other counts also had prison sentences which were suspended in their entirety). In 2004 the sentence was reconsidered, and the suspended period was increased from eight years to ten. The last docket item in that case reads:
Docket Date: 11/09/2006 Docket Number: 127
Docket Description: ORDER, ADVISING PAROLE AND PROBATION
Docket Type: Docket
Ruling Judge: THOMPSON, DURKE
Docket Text: ORDER OF COURT (THOMPSON, J.) ADVISING PAROLE AND PROBATION REPORT NOTED, CONCUR WITH RECOMMENDATION, FEES WAIVED, ENTERED. (COPIES MAILED)
Digging in the Gazette’s archives, I find the following related stories:
- From December 22, 1999, 3 local men held in knife attacks:
Abdul Tejan Williams, 20, of the 12900 block of Poppyseed Court, Germantown, and Shawn Marquies Henderson, 17, of the 700 block of Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, are both being held without bond.
They face two counts of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of armed robbery and three counts of first-degree assault.
During Dec. 8 and 9, police had two reports of two separate victims being robbed by an assailant who came up from behind them, put a knife to their throats, robbed them and cut each of their necks.
- From July 26, 2000, Area men plead guilty in armed robberies:
Shawn Marquies Henderson, 18, of the 700 block of Clopper Road in Gaithersburg and Abdul Tejan Williams, 21, of the 12900 block of Poppyseed Court in Germantown pleaded guilty to two counts each of armed robbery and one count each of attempted robbery.
Henderson also pleaded guilty to carrying a weapon openly with intent to injure. He will be sentenced Sept. 12 in Montgomery County Circuit Court and could face up to 63 years in prison.
The charge is a result of Henderson admitting to using the knife in the robberies, said Cheryl McCally, assistant state’s attorney.
- From Sep. 13, 2000, Gaithersburg man sentenced in robberies:
An 18-year-old Gaithersburg man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies in December in which two men attempted three separate attacks, leaving their victims with knife wounds in their throats.
Shawn Henderson of the 700 block of Clopper Road in Gaithersburg pleaded guilty in July to two counts of armed robbery, and one count each of attempted robbery and carrying a weapon openly with intent to injure, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Durke G. Thompson issued a 60-year sentence Tuesday to Henderson, and suspended all but 12 years.
Best I can tell from the court records, Abdul Williams, who was initially sentenced to 26 years, is still in prison.
Update 6: Suspect has been charged. From the County’s website:
4/15/2008
Update: Suspect Charged for Homicide of Gaithersburg WomanDetectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Homicide Sex Section along with Gaithersburg Police detectives announce the arrest and charging of a suspect for the murder of Lindsay Marie Harvey who was killed on Sunday, April 13, 2008, in the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg.
Through information received from concerned citizens, Shawn M. Henderson
, age 25, of the 2400 block of Virginia Avenue in Landover, Maryland, was developed as the individual who shot and killed Ms. Harvey. He was charged this afternoon with first-degree murder.
It was at approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 13, that Fire/Rescue Service personnel responded to the report of an unconscious person who was seen behind a dumpster in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Fire/Rescue personnel found the body to be unresponsive and notified police. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department along with 6th District Montgomery County Police officers then responded to the scene.
Through the course of the investigation it was learned that Harvey, age 25, of the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg, had just returned home after socializing with friends. She had parked her car approximately 90 feet from the dumpster which is located between where her car was parked and her apartment. Detectives learned that the sound of a single gunshot from the area of the dumpster had been heard by several residents, who had not initially contacted police. As a motive for the murder was investigated, it was determined that several items were missing from Harvey’s purse. The preliminary report from the medical examiner’s office determined that the cause of death was a gunshot wound, and the manner of death was homicide. The motive was determined to be robbery.
Detectives are still investigating to determine if any other individuals were involved in this homicide. Anyone who has additional information and has not already contacted a detective is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. Callers may remain anonymous.
###Contact: Media Services Division Phone: 240.773.5030
Update 5: Freeman Klopott writes in the Examiner, Gaithersburg homicide has neighbors ‘on edge’
“Everyone is on edge,” said Lisa Barry, a neighbor and acquaintance of Harvey’s. “I’m surprised that something would happen to such a nice person.”
Harvey’s body was discovered behind a trash container less than 100 yards from her apartment early Sunday afternoon by a woman walking along the manicured edge of the sprawling complex on the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard.
The area where Harvey’s body was found is a particularly dark corner of the parking lot that surrounds the three-story apartments, residents said. The floodlights meant to light the area haven’t been working for months, they added. On Monday, crews were attaching new lights to a high wall directly overlooking the trash container. A manager at the Grove Park leasing office declined to comment.
Update 4: According to a report by Denise Richardson in the Oneonta Daily Star, Ms. Harvey was a native of Oneonta, NY:
Harvey, a graduate of Oneonta High School who was a member of its swim team, was an all-around “super kid,” her aunt, Char Carentz of Mount Vision, said Monday night. Harvey was a caring, loving person who was especially fond of animals and who studied biology at Binghamton University, she said.
Harvey was the daughter of Craig Harvey and Debra Lynd Harvey, said her aunt, who is Craig’s sister. She said the news of her niece’s death was devastating.
“Lindsay was extremely family oriented — extremely close to her mom and dad and brothers,'’ Carentz said. Harvey had two younger brothers, she said.
Also, according to Binghamton, NY’s FOX 40, Ms. Harvey was a graduate of Binghamton University.
Update 3: A Gaithersblog reader directed me to this story at Channel 4, which has a photograph of the victim and a video report from the evening news:
The body of Lindsay Marie Harvey, 25, was found near the Grove Park apartments in the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg. Police were called at about 2 p.m. after a resident out for a walk discovered the body.
Patricia M. Murret also has a brief report in the the Gazette:
Lindsay Marie Harvey, a DNA analyst for the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Rockville, lived in the Grove Park Apartments in the 700 block of Quince Orchard Road, according to police and a statement from her employer.
Update 2: MCPD press release via Connected Communities:
Suspicious Death in Gaithersburg Ruled a HomicideDetectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Homicide Sex Section along with Gaithersburg Police detectives are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a woman whose body was discovered in Gaithersburg yesterday. The body was found by a citizen who was out walking in the area of the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard.
The victim was identified as Lindsay Marie Harvey, age 25, of the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg. The preliminary report from the medical examiner’s office determined that the cause of death was a gunshot wound, and the manner of death is homicide.
It was at approximately 2:00 p.m. yesterday that Fire/Rescue Service personnel responded to the report of an unconscious person who was seen near a dumpster in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Fire/Rescue personnel found the body to be unresponsive and notified police. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department along with 6th District Montgomery County Police officers then responded to the scene.
The early stages of the investigation revealed that Harvey was just returning home after socializing with friends. She had parked her car and was walking to her apartment. Detectives believe that the assault occurred between 1:15 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13. The motive for this homicide may have been robbery, but remains under investigation.
Detectives are asking anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious in the area between late Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. Callers may remain anonymous. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this felony crime.
Also, from the Washington Post, Dan Morse reports, Gaithersburg Women’s Death Ruled Homicide:
The 25-year-old woman whose body was found yesterday near a dumpster in Gaithersburg was killed by a gunshot while walking from her car to her apartment, Montgomery County police said today. Detectives are investigating the possibility that robbery was the motive.
Update: According to a revised County press release posted at Connected Communities, the victim has been identified as Lindsay Marie Harvey, age 25, of the 700 Block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg.
From the County’s website:
4/13/2008
Suspicious Death of Female Victim in GaithersburgDetectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Homicide Sex Section are investigating the suspicious death of a female; whose body was discovered this afternoon in the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg. The body was found by a citizen who was out walking in the area.
At approximately 2:00 p.m. today, Fire/Rescue Service personnel responded to the report of an unconscious person who was seen near a dumpster in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Fire/Rescue personnel found the body to be unresponsive and notified police. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department along with 6th District Montgomery County Police officers then responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation determined that the victim is a 25-year-old female from Gaithersburg. Her identity will be released after family members have been notified. The exact cause and manner of death will be determined after an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore. It is not yet known if the death occurred last night or today.
Anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious in the area from last night through this afternoon is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. The investigation is continuing.
###Contact: Media Services Division Phone: 240.773.5030