Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Howard County Deputy: Councilman

BALTIMORE, MD — A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of off-duty Howard County deputy Ryan Demby, who was killed early Friday morning when a fight broke out at a Baltimore bar, according to police and Baltimore councilman Eric Costello.

Jewel Crowder, 40, of Baltimore, was taken into custody Friday and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Demby's death. In a news release, police said Crowder was arrested without incident.

In a statement posted on social media, Costello said Demby was killed after two groups of people got into a verbal and physical altercation just inside Wayward Bar & Kitchen in Baltimore. The fight then moved to a nearby parklet outside Mother’s Federal Hill Grille, where authorities said Crowder took out a gun and shot Demby four times in the torso.

Baltimore police said officers responded shortly after midnight to the bar, located in the 1100 block of South Charles Street, and found 23-year-old Demby with numerous gunshot wounds.

Medics took him to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was pronounced dead.

Demby was sworn in as a deputy in March. Demby's father, Sam Demby, also works for the Howard County Sheriff's Office and participated in his son's academy graduation, according to the agency.