Funeral Services Planned For MD Parole Agent Killed In Chevy Chase

SILVER SPRING, MD — State officials on Friday announced funeral plans for Davis Martinez, a Maryland parole and probation agent found dead in a Chevy Chase apartment last week.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 22, at the Living Word International Christian Church, located at 16819 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring. A wake is scheduled from 9:30-11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow.

"Agent Martinez dedicated his career to serving the community and ensuring public safety," Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services officials said in a statement. "His commitment to his duties and his impact on the lives of those he worked with will not be forgotten."

A livestream of the services will be shared on the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Facebook page.

According to Montgomery County Police, officers were called to an apartment in the 2800 block of Terrace Drive shortly before 6 p.m. on May 31 to do a welfare check on Martinez, who had not reported back to work after meeting with registered sex offender Emanuel Edward Sewell.

Martinez, a six-year employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, had gone to the apartment to conduct a resident check on Sewell, who had been released from prison in 2021.

Police found Martinez's body inside the apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Sewell was located the next day traveling on I-64 near Hurricane, West Virginia. U.S. marshals made a traffic stop and placed Sewell in custody. He faces a second-degree murder charge.