Man Charged with Murder in Lothian Shooting

Tips from the public led Anne Arundel County Police to charge an Elkridge man in the murder of a man found shot to death along a path in Lothian.

Anne Arundel County Police found Joseph Steven Gibbons, 21, of Churchton lying in a wooded area near the intersection of Margarita Street and Tequila Straight Drive in Lothian Friday night.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of Gibbons’ death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner homicide.

Detectives interviewed numerous witnesses and sorted through tips as they came into police, which led police to execute search warrants Sunday in both Anne Arundel and Howard Counties. With the assistance of the Howard County Special Operations Section, Andrew Thomas Morgan, 28, of 6721 Pirch Way in Elkridge, was taken into custody without incident at his home.

Morgan was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm after convicted of a crime of violence, wear carry transport of a firearm, and firearm used in a crime of violence.

Morgan is being held without bail at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center.

Police ask anyone with information to come forward by calling Homicide Detective Dan Myers 410-222-3413. If people with information wish to remain anonymous they can also contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP or text “MCS plus your message” to CRIMES (274637), or visit the website athttp://www.metrocrimestoppers.net.

Phone calls are not recorded and callers remain anonymous. You may also be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

»Photo of Andrew Morgan of Elkridge, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police