2 Men Sentenced 55 Combined Years For Annapolis Murder

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Two men, from Annapolis and Arnold, were sentenced to a combined total of 55 years in prison on Wednesday for the murder of 25-year-old Davon Jones.

Demari Kareem Crowdy, 19, of Arnold, was sentenced to 40 years and Brandon Demon Johnson, 23, of Annapolis, was sentenced to 15 years, for the second degree murder of Jones.

On Sept. 3, 2016, police responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of Brooke Court in Annapolis. They found Jones' body in a vehicle and transported him to Anne Arundel Medical Center where he died.

Surveillance video from the area of the homicide showed a man, identified by a witness as Crowdy, standing with a group of people near the 800 block of Brooke Court before Jones was shot. Prosecutors said when Crowdy saw Jones driving on Brooke Court, he took a gun from another man, ran to the passenger side of the victim's vehicle, and fired multiple shots.

A press release from the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office said that Johnson handed the gun to Crowdy, as is shown in the surveillance video. After the shooting, Crowdy and Johnson ran away in the same direction.

Both Crowdy and Johnson pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Crowdy pleaded guilty on June 26, 2017 to second degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence and illegal possession of a regulated firearm. He was sentenced 55 years in prison with 15 years suspended, and 5 years of supervised probation.

Johnson pleaded guilty on Aug. 18, 2017 to to second degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 35 years suspended, also with 5 years of supervised probation.

Article image Demari Crowdy courtesy of Annapolis Police Department