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Subscribe to RSSA person of interest in a Prince George's County homicide was arrested Friday night after a police chase ended in a crash and the discovery of a woman inside a trunk.
On Friday, around 6:45 a.m., police were called to a home on the 2200 block of Wyngate Road for a report of a fight. When they arrived, they found the body of Jamal Rami Martin, 34, inside the house. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide by strangulation.
Prince George's County homicide detectives identified Leon Antauwn Wynn, 43, of Suitland as a person of interest. According to D.C. Police, officers spotted Wynn's vehicle, a white Chevy Impala on Naylor Road at around 8:30 p.m., but did not initially give chase.
A short time later, officers started following the car in the 2000 block of Gales Street Northeast. This time, a short chase resulted. Police say Wynn crashed the Impala into a fence and then took off on foot, but police caught him and took him into custody on traffic charges.
Then, police told News4's Darcy Spencer that a woman was found in the trunk of the car. Investigators say the woman was also taken into custody, but was not placed under arrest.
While in custody, Wynn allegedly admitted his involvement in causing the death of Martin, police said. Police say the two knew each other through family. Wynn was charged again, this time with second-degree murder and other offenses. He will be extradited to Prince George's County at a later date.
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Only near Maryland. If theres one thing you learn from living there, its to expect the unexpected. Guess DC follows the same rule
he admits to be involved with the death at the residence, but says nothing about the women in the trunk ?
maybe she pulled down rear seat and hid from police in the trunk, trying to act innocent or a victim, they did say they (police) placed her in custody !
This has to be the worst article ever written.......I came to read it because, I thought, they had a reason as to why a woman was in the trunk of the car.....No such luck
I agree , what is going on with journalists these days ? the who , what , when , where and why is lost on them, it's just a tag line and a headline with no information . WHY was the woman in the trunk ? who was she ? what did she have to do with the whole thing, it's just a pathetic excuse for journalism .
family arguments.........................................
Well if you want to be honest with yourself, the title did say woman found in trunk. Nothing more.
watchin'ya all...my guess...maybe they were heading to the drive in theater...and he was gon'a sneak her in for free...she was a tight wad...and was so ugly he was ashamed to be seen with her...she was so ugly they arrested her for being obscenely ugly...and he was arrested for his killer looks...
No firearms involved in this murder yet hands were involved. The only true way to cut down on homicide is to outlaw hands.
Murders happen all the time around D.C., no news there. But it's not that often you get a woman in a trunk, which is why I read the article. Epic Fail (again).
Only in Maryland?
In the last 6 months we've had mass shootings in Connecticut and Colorado, a New York City copy charged with conspiracy to kidnap, cook and eat a woman, and the usual assortments of strange crimes and shootings in Florida.
Only in Maryland?
There's weirdness in every state of the Union. No place is immune.
Maybe she didn't like his radio presets.
dman- When I lived in Georgia, I thought the cars with Alabama license plates were the worst drivers in the U.S.. Now that I live in Northern Virginia, I feel the same way about cars with Maryland plates.
When you can show me a man with 40 hands that can strangle 20 kids in one assault then you might have a point. Until then, your 3rd grade logic fails.
"watchin' ya all
I agree , what is going on with journalists these days ? the who , what , when , where and why is lost on them, it's just a tag line and a headline with no information . WHY was the woman in the trunk ? who was she ? what did she have to do with the whole thing, it's just a pathetic excuse for journalism ."
Dude this is a new day and age. These sites haveto get the news out asap and will no doubt follow up later with the details. You'd probably bitch if they didn't have anything about it and you heard it somewhere else. Chill out if you don't like the news here go read it somewhere else. How hard would that be? Geeezzz
Oh, Todd, have you ever seen those drivers in NW Arkansas? They drive straddling the yellow line in the middle on these curvy roads. Never know when someone is coming at you around a curve . . . in the middle of the road!
I guess most every state has their driving issues. Oh, and Mexico City? No, no, no!
WHY?!! Oh WHY won't they tell us the reason the lady was in the trunk?! I dunno. Maybe, just maybe, IT'S BECAUSE THE POLICE DON'T KNOW YET!!! Didja ever think about that?
"Investigators say the woman was also taken into custody, but was not placed under arrest." that means they're still trying to figure it out themselves.PEOPLE LIKE YOU make it imperative that they get the news, or any small part of it they have, out as quickly as possible because if they didn't you be you-know-whating and moaning that they didn't have anything on it.
Go get a job with a news agency so we can sit back and whine at you. Or just get ANY job for crying out loud.
this is slightly off topic, but it is funny, and this story reminds me of this joke...............
a married man and a single man are talking, the marrie man says joe, you should get yourself a wife!, and joe says why, i have ave all i need. the married man says wouldnt it be nice to come home every day to someone thats glad to see you? joe says, sure thats why i have a dog. the married guy says, but its not the same. joe says, yes it is, i tell you what,.. you go home and lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of the car for an hour and tell me which one is still happy to see you when you let them out.!
Todd, Come up to Massachusetts, whose motorists are frequently referred to as "m@!$%#s" by the inhabitants of neighboring states.
But the story is about weird crimes, not bad driving. Surely, even Georgia and Alabama, people were not being rescued from car trunks every day.
Alabama.....yes.
When the state education grades come out every year, what to Alabama educators say?
"Thank God for Mississippi"
I'd hate to be locked in the trunk, I get carsick if I can't see out the windows
Hmmm... Your in a heap of trouble boy!
Be nice to know if the woman was a victim or an accessory.
Or maybe just the spare woman that comes standard.
It's called baggage........
Victim, ... accessory, ... spare, ... baggage?
It appears they don't know jack!
Was she a full size spare or a jumbo size spare so commonly found in D.C. ?
She was so fat she broke the rear axle.
Ha-Ha Robert in Oregon too funny :-)
. . . Robert in Oregon . . .
>> Jack they know - - IT'S JANE DOE - THEY DON'T KNOW
yeah like "accessories" to a crime ride in the trunk.
I can hear the crimals running from the scene now
"I'm driving" " I got shutgun" "I'll ride in the trunk I hate back seats"
Get used to the crappy "reporting" on MSNBC. Nothing new(s).
Joebob,
If you think the reporting is so bad, why not find a place where you like the reporting? Do you just stay on here so you can complain, or is there another reason?
Kiri......
I'm soooooo sorry! Was that you in the trunk? Must have been horrible.
Hit and run with the woman.......4 points?
this story is for all those that think police should not chase vehicles.
Who thinks police should not give chase?
FTWL:
When police chases end with bystanders getting killed or some innocent passengers in the car getting killed; the "should not give chase" posters come out of the woodwork.
That's because most of them do things that if the police knew about, they would give chase. They don't want the police to find their crack stash after being pulled over for running a stop sign. They want to be able to just drive on to their crack house without the annoying presence of pursuing police. And if they happen to run over a one year old in a stroller while turning a corner, that is their right.
Exactly right Carhop! The libs constantly chime in about chasing someone and they should not do it. The guy is running because he's got a throat to slice in the trunk of the car!!! How about instead the crooks know that no matter what the cops will chase, chase and chase and then get 5 minutes of no questions asked time with the runner and, if they survive that, they get a solid 5 years hard time just for running. The blame the cops crowd doesn't like it but since libs oddly don't want to outlaw cars for the people they kill we need to deal with the perp.
You're an idiot. "Libs" as you put it (as though they're the only ones that thinks so) complain about police chases of non violent crimes that would put other people in danger. . When police have a tag number and know the driver why risk killing a bystander if they're wanted for ,lets say, petty theft, when they could just go to their home in 10 minutes and arrest them? This obviously doesn't apply to a person that just left a murder scene Duh
So please Mr. I'm smarter than libs try to engage your brain and deploy facts and logic before opening mouth and inserting foot.
Where's the seat belt for trunk passengers?
fdsa
I bet she'd be good and tight for a day or two.
"Trunk monkey" jokes?
Tempting, but, nah! Besides, I'm not quick enough for that.
I love the Trunk Monkey. Had to go watch some of them again. Needed a good laugh this morning.
a strangulation , a woman in the trunk , a police chase . sounds like a typical night in D C ....was any member of congress involved?
This article may possibly be the WORST case of reporting I have ever see. Woman in the trunk? What woman? Who? Why? NONE of these questions are even addressed. Please, Sam Chamberlain and David Chang get new jobs . I hear Jackson-Hewlitt is hiring.
They place the woman who was just bounced around in the trunk during the chace in custody. That makes sence, Do Ya' think she's a victim? You'd better not get mugged in DC, you might get tazed!
so the woman in the trunk had nothing at all to do with this story. Why is she in the headline?
This is normal in the DC area, the only surprise was that DC cops did anything.
They find a woman locked in the trunk and they take her into custody and not a hospital ?
She wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
How come the victim's parents can't spell Remy correctly? Rami? Really? Or should I say reelee?
The woman had pull down cargo access in the back seat? Why would they arrest the woman? Was the trunk her home? I agree with most people that this is a poorly written article.
Just another day in the 'hood.
this story could be a great idea for a new reality show: yo who be in da trunk?
Sometimes they just don't listen!! That's where my wife goes when she doesn't have my dinner ready or my shirt ironed. They need to know their place!!! What part of "honor and obey" didn't you understand!?? Now get back in that kitchen and make me some pie!!!!
Yep, just like I alway say. "Don't drink the water in Maryland. It make you stupid." Really. But, y'all are right. Journalist are really becoming inept.
This appears to be fairly typical around Washington, DC. It was the DC mayor Marion Berry (who once was caught and photographed while 'accidentally' smoking crack in his office) who said "Aside from the murders, Washington, DC is a pretty safe place to live." Yes, he really said that.
wow, that DOES NOT SEEM like a fun trunk ride! she must've been very banged up.
Where are all the people ....Normally Clamoring to end Police chases?....Government intrusion?...Search without a Warrant?...The Cops picking on him for no reason?...