Three New Arrests in Annapolis Stabbings, Search for Fugitive Suspect Ongoing

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Three Annapolis area men are in custody on myriad charges, including attempted murder, in the stabbings of two men who remain in critical condition, while police continue to hunt for a fourth teenage suspect who is armed and dangerous, say Anne Arundel County Police.

Officers from the Annapolis Police Department and Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 100 block of Hillsmere Drive on Oct. 23, where they found a man suffering from severe trauma behind a group of stores. A second man was found by police in the 700 block of Annapolis Neck Road, also suffering from severe trauma. Police have asked the media not to identify the victims —ages 19 and 28 and both from the 1000 block of Martha Court in Annapolis — because of ongoing concerns about their safety.

Both victims were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening stab wounds, where they continue to be treated, police said Wednesday.

As officers searched the area, an Annapolis Police Department canine unit found a suspect hiding in a wooded area near Annapolis Neck Road and Hillsmere Drive. Anne Arundel County police officers arrested Fermin Gomez Jimenez, 19, of Annapolis, who remains in jail on charges including two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and two counts of second-degree assault.

Witnesses told investigators that during the attack, the victims had a car and other belongings stolen from them. The car has since been recovered as evidence, and detectives obtained arrest warrants for the arrest of four additional suspects.

On Wednesday, police said three more suspects have been charged, and officers are searching for a fourth suspect in the stabbings, Elmer Armando Guillen Marroquin, 17, from the 200 block of Farragut Court in Annapolis, who is charged as an adult and considered armed and dangerous. Marroquin has been charged with more than a dozen crimes, including attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, armed robbery, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and car theft.

Those in custody and the charges they face are:

• Omar Castaneda Hernandez, 23, from the first block of Amberstone Court in Annapolis, who was charged with 16 crimes, including attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, armed robbery, and car theft. Hernandez is being held at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center pending trial.
• Santos Menjivar Cortez, 17, from the 600 block of Cutter Court in Annapolis, who was charged as an adult with 23 crimes, including attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, robbery, firearm use in a felony violent crime, car theft and more. Cortez is currently being held at the Anne Commit Arundel County Detention Center pending trial.
• Manuel Martinez Aguilar, 18, from the 600 block of Tripp Creek Court in Annapolis, who was charged with 16 crimes, including attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, armed robbery, and car theft. Aguilar is in custody at the Anne Commit Arundel County Detention Center pending trial.

As police executed search warrants the found two suspects wanted on unrelated charges in other cases. Ronald Adonay Sosa, 18, from the 6000 block of Seventh Street in Edgewater, was taken into custody on an outstanding robbery warrant. Edwin Geovanni Menjivar Cortez was located in the 600 block of Cutter Court in Annapolis and arrested on an outstanding warrant of removal/deportation.

The investigation involves both the Annapolis Police Department and Anne Arundel County Police Department since the area where the crimes occurred is where the city and county lines meet. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Annapolis Police Department detectives at 410-260-3439.

You can also call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-877-7LOCKUP and submit an anonymous tip. If your tip leads to an arrest or indictment you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000. Submit a tip by calling 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587), texting CRIMES (274637) or visiting www.metrocrimestoppers.org.

»Photos of suspects Omar Castaneda Hernandez, Santos Menjivar Cortez, and Manuel Martinez Aguilar, all courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police.