Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Victor Levi Colbert is charged with killing Rodney Holmes Smith in Bel Air in December 2012.
A Dundalk man was indicted last month on charges he murdered a man inside the victim's Bel Air apartment, and his jury trial is expected to start this summer. On Monday afternoon, lawyers associated with the case met before a judge in Harford County Circuit Court for a scheduling conference, ultimately selecting a trial date of June 3, online court records show. Victor Levi Colbert, 31, of the 100 block of William Wade Avenue in Dundalk, is charged with first-degree murder and use of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure in connection with the death of Rodney Holmes Smith. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 8, 2012. Around 8:30 a.m. Dec. 9 someone called 911 and reported a friend was covered in blood inside the apartment in the …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Victor Levi Colbert of Dundalk is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Bel Air man.
A Harford County judge ordered that a Dundalk man charged with murder remain held without bail Wednesday based, in part, on his criminal history. Victor Levi Colbert, 31, of the 100 block of William Wade Avenue, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault in connection with the death of 52-year-old Rodney Holmes Smith earlier this month. Police found Smith dead in his apartment in the 200 block of Baltimore Pike in Bel Air on Dec. 9. Charging documents state he sustained stab wounds to the neck and the cause of death was sharp force trauma. At Colbert's Wednesday afternoon bail hearing, Assistant State's Attorney Kemba Lydia-Moore said a latent finger print matching Colbert was taken from a vodka …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Victor Levi Colbert was taken into custody Tuesday.
UPDATE: (8:59 p.m.)—A Dundalk man was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the murder of Rodney Holmes Smith. Victor Levi Colbert was taken into custody Tuesday at his home in the 100 block of Wade Avenue. The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police Warrant Apprehension Task Force executed the warrant. Investigators believe Colbert is responsible for taking the life of Rodney Holmes Smith, 52, of the 200 block of Baltimore Pike in Bel Air. Colbert was going through the intake process at the Harford County Detention Center around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Colbert is charged with second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault. He is being held at the detention center without bail. A bail hearing is set to take …
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Monday, December 10, 2012
There have been no arrests in the death of Rodney Holmes Smith.
Police are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man, whose body was found Sunday inside a Bel Air apartment, as a homicide, authorities said. While the manner of death of Rodney Holmes Smith was initially unclear, a preliminary report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday indicated that Smith was the victim of a homicide. "They said it’s definitely a homicide," Bel Air Police Chief Leo Matrangola said. Matrangola said Smith's injuries were caused by blunt force trauma. “Right now we’re interviewing associates and friends and trying to find out more about his behavior, his pattern of life," Matrangola said. There are no suspects. Bel Air Police were familiar with Smith, having responded to a call at his apartment …
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The cause of the man's death remained unclear as of Monday afternoon.
A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a Bel Air apartment Sunday morning, and police are investigating. Around 8:30 a.m. someone called 911 and reported a friend was covered in blood inside an apartment in the 200 block of Baltimore Pike and had possibly killed himself, call records show. The apartment is located behind a Bel Air business between Hays Street and U.S. Route 1. Bel Air Police officers arrived at the scene to find the body of Rodney Holmes Smith, 52, formerly of Connecticut, according to a release from the Bel Air Police Department. Detectives and crime scene investigators with the Bel Air Police Department and the Harford County Sheriff's Office were then called to the scene to investigate, according to the release. While …
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CUSACITIZEN
10:10 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Guilty or not guilty, if I see someone who looks like him coming my way, I would run like hell in the opposite direction. That is NOT to say that there are no criminals who look like a dandy. Wall Street..... more ›