Crime & Safety

Suspect Charged in Upper Marlboro Man's Murder

DC police have arrested a man and charged him in the death of Stephan Manuel Pool, of Upper Marlboro, reports say.

A DC man was arrested and charged in the slaying of an Upper Marlboro man on Sunday hours after the crime occurred, according to WTOP.

DC Police arrested Leon Allen Smith, 27, and charged him with second-degree murder,WUSA9 reported Monday. EMS and police found 45-year-old Stephan Manuel Pool suffering from a stab wound in the 200 block of N. Street in SE DC, WTOP reported. The stabbing occurred around 12:08 a.m., police reported to the media. 

Pool was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries, reports said. 

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