Maryland man, 48, charged with the heinous murder of his mother

On May 6, the Maryland State Police announced that their homicide investigators arrested a Wicomico County, Maryland, man and charged him with the heinous murder of his mother. 

The accused is identified as Jeremy Gentry, 48, of the 200-block of Sand Castle Boulevard in Fruitland, Maryland.  Gentry is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment. He is currently awaiting a bond hearing before a Wicomico County District Court Commissioner. 

The deceased victim is identified as Beatrice Kay Gentry, 68, of the same address.  Gentry was the mother of Jeremy Gentry. Cause and manner of her death are pending autopsy results.

Shortly before 9:00 p.m. last night, the Fruitland Police Department and emergency medical service personnel from Fruitland were dispatched to a residence on Sand Castle Boulevard for the report of an unconscious woman. Upon their arrival, they were met by the victim’s husband. 

Once they entered the home, police and EMS personnel located an unresponsive woman in the bathtub. EMS personnel pronounced her dead on the scene. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was subsequently requested by the Fruitland Police Department to assume the investigation.

Maryland State Police Forensic Crime Scene Technicians processed the scene for evidence.  Further investigative efforts revealed Jeremy Gentry as the suspect. Subsequent consultation with the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office led to State Police investigators obtaining an arrest warrant for Jeremy Gentry. 

Gentry was taken into custody on the morning of May 6. To date, law enforcement officials have not provided a motive for the murder. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Snow Hill Police Department and the Fruitland Police Department also provide assistance with the investigation, which officials describes as still ongoing

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(Source and Jeremy Gentry mugshot: Maryland State Police)

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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