Officials: Man charged in Maryland deputy’s shooting death – Court TV

PITTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged Monday within the deadly capturing of a sheriff’s deputy who was attempting to arrest him on a number of felony warrants, authorities on Maryland’s Jap Shore introduced.

Wicomico County Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard and one other deputy went to an residence complicated in Pittsville on Sunday night to arrest Austin Davidson of Delmar, Maryland, however initially they didn’t see anybody who matched the outline they usually left, Sheriff Mike Lewis mentioned at a information convention. When Hilliard returned to the complicated parking zone about 10 minutes later, he noticed a person leaving a stairwell who matched Davidson’s description “to a T,” all the way down to the outline of the backpack he was carrying with warning tape on it, Lewis mentioned.

When Hilliard drove nearer, the person ran off and the deputy chased him across the again of the complicated, Lewis mentioned. Hilliard gained on him shortly, introduced that he would use a stun gun and deployed it, however it was not efficient, Lewis mentioned.

As Davidson approached the woods, he turned and fired a number of pictures, putting Hilliard at the least as soon as, Lewis mentioned. The capturing was captured on Hilliard’s body-worn digital camera, he mentioned. The deputy didn’t get an opportunity to get his gun out of the holster, Lewis mentioned.

Hilliard was taken to a hospital, the place he was pronounced useless, Maryland State Police mentioned in a information launch.

Greater than 20 legislation enforcement companies have been concerned in a seek for Davidson and about two hours later, he walked out of the woods and surrendered, Lewis mentioned.

Davidson, who was wished for 4 excellent arrest warrants, was charged Monday with first-and second-degree homicide, first-and second-degree assault and different offenses in Hilliard’s loss of life, state police mentioned. He was being held with out bond and waived an legal professional at his preliminary look, in keeping with on-line court docket information.

After serving at different departments within the area, Hilliard had been with the sheriff’s workplace for about 10 years, Lewis mentioned. He would have turned 42 later this month, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.

Lewis described Hilliard as an unbelievable detective who was expert with electronics — fixing individuals’s cellphones and mastering the division drones — however he was additionally a “jokester,” who was a beloved member of the sheriff’s workplace household. He mentioned Hilliard was handsome, “dressed higher in all probability than most individuals on this workplace” and all the time had a smile on his face.

Hilliard’s youngsters, together with a 12-year-old son who seems to be identical to his father, are grieving their loss, Lewis mentioned.

“It’s a ache that’s inescapable,” he mentioned.

On the information convention, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan met Monday with the deputy’s household and mentioned Hilliard’s spouse wished to verify individuals knew Hilliard “died doing what he beloved.”

“The times forward might be difficult, however for now, we’re mourning the lack of an unbelievable human being,” the sheriff’s workplace information launch mentioned. “Deputy Glenn Hilliard was a son, a husband and a father to a few stunning youngsters, a brother to these he labored with, and an exemplary public servant to the residents of Wicomico County and to the State of Maryland. Our hearts and prayers exit to Glenn’s household throughout this troublesome time.”