Crime & Safety
Lanham Man Dies Days After Assault In Savage, Friend Charged
A man has been rearrested and charged with manslaughter after the Lanham man he allegedly hit during a fight in Savage died days later.
SAVAGE, MD — Howard County police have charged a Gambrills man with manslaughter after another man he hit during an altercation Saturday in Savage died.
Jaylin James McConnaughey, 32, was initially arrested Saturday and charged with assault after he allegedly hit 33-year-old Tevin Jarrett Sesker of Lanham.
Police said the two knew each other and were arguing in the 8800 block of Greenwood Place when McConnaughey hit Sesker, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head. Sesker was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition, according to police.
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Following his arrest, McConnaughey posted a $10,000 bond and was released.
Police were notified by the hospital Tuesday that Sesker had died from his injuries. Detectives added manslaughter to McConnaughey’s charges and took him back into custody Sept. 2 at the police station in Ellicott City, according to police.
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Sesker is being held at the Howard County Detention Center on no bond.
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