An Edgewood man was killed early Friday morning in his residence and the boyfriend of the daughter of the victim's fiance has been charged with the slaying after the two fought, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
Jamal Leon Jenkins, 37, was murdered early Friday after a dispute in an Edgewood residence. Police have charged Gary Charles Clayton III, 25, with the killing.
Around 3:30 a.m. Friday, Harford County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home in the 700 block of Stanford Court in Edgewood after a 9-1-1 caller reported an assault, according to Monica Worrell, public information officer with the sheriff's office.
When deputies arrived, they found a man in distress. He was taken by Joppa Magnolia Fire Company to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air where he was pronounced dead at about 5 a.m., Worrell said.
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Police arrested Clayton, and he's been charged with second degree murder, first degree assault, two counts of second degree assault, manslaughter and reckless endangerment. He remained jailed at the Harford County Detention Center in Bel Air Friday afternoon, held on $2 million bond.
A bond review hearing for Clayton is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. in Harford County District Court in Bel Air.
"It was domestic in nature," Worrell said of the murder.
The 25-year-old allegedly choked the 37-year-old, cutting off his air supply, according to Worrell.
The investigation, Worrell said, determined there was a physical dispute in the Jenkins' residence between Jenkins' fiancé's daughter and her boyfriend, identified as Clayton, of the 2400 block of Hanson Road in Edgewood.
As the couple's argument escalated, becoming physical in nature, the victim, Jenkins, tried to get Clayton to leave, which led to an altercation between them. The suspect, Clayton, put the victim in a chokehold until Jenkins was unconscious, before fleeing the scene, Worrell reported. Clayton was arrested about 4 a.m.
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