Murder Charge Filed in Fatal Stabbing of Glen Burnie Woman

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A Grasonville, Maryland, woman is in jail on a murder charge, accused of fatally stabbing Ikea Nicole Jackson, 28, from Glen Burnie during a fight Monday. Detectives were back in the Glen Burnie neighborhood Tuesday handing out fliers as they look for a suspect, and say witness information led them to arrest Tashaya Raeshon Turner, 37, for Jackson's murder.

Anne Arundel County Police say the deadly fight happened before 2 p.m. Monday at an apartment building in the 100 block of Mountain Road in Glen Burnie. When officers arrived, they found Jackson lying outside the apartment building suffering from stab wounds.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department medics took the victim to Baltimore-Washington Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.

Detectives responded to the scene to investigate Jackson’s death as an apparent homicide. Her body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of death.

Investigators searched the area and interviewed witnesses as they tried to piece together the chain of events that led to Jackson’s death and determine a motive for the fatal assault. The stabbing was a targeted attack and not a random crime, police said Thursday.

Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Turner on Tuesday that charged her with: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, dangerous weapon with intent to injure, along with first- and second-degree assault.

Police executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Ramsay Street in Baltimore on Wednesday, where Turner was taken into custody without incident. She is being held at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center on a no-bond status.

Authorities continue to ask that anyone with information about the stabbing call (410) 222-4731 or (410) 222-4700. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP or text “MCS plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).

»Photo of homicide suspect Tashaya Turner, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police