Ellicott City Man Charged With Murder: Police

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — An Ellicott City man has been charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a homicide that occurred Saturday on Montgomery Road, police said. After he ran from the scene of the shooting Saturday night, the suspect in the murder was taken into custody Monday morning in North Carolina, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Rane Dellinger, 20, of Autumn Hill Drive in Ellicott City, is charged with first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault, use of a firearm in a felony and illegal possession of a handgun, police said.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Saturday night. Authorities said they responded to a report of a man shot in a parked car in the 4200 block of Montgomery Road before 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 1.

Jacob Robert Mauer, 20, of Haycarriage Court in Ellicott City, was pronounced dead at the scene, police reported.

While investigators are still working to understand the circumstances leading up to the shooting, they said they believe Dellinger shot Mauer while they were using drugs with a friend in a car that was parked behind a building.

Detectives followed leads that Dellinger may be in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and local police found him in a vehicle early Monday morning, officials said. He was arrested in North Carolina without incident nearly 30 hours after Mauer was shot to death, police said.

Officials in Howard County are coordinating with authorities in North Carolina to arrange his extradition back to Maryland, police reported Monday morning.

Anyone with information about Dellinger or the shooting is asked to contact the Howard County Police Department at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.

PREVIOUS REPORT — Authorities are urging an Ellicott City man to turn himself in to police after a deadly shooting over the weekend. Police allege the man was using drugs in a parked vehicle when he shot another man in the car.

Rane Dellinger, 20, of Autumn Hill Drive in Ellicott City, is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting, according to officials.

Authorities said they responded to the 4200 block of Montgomery Road, where a man was reportedly shot in his parked car before 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 1.

Jacob Robert Mauer, 20, of Haycarriage Court in Ellicott City, was pronounced dead at the scene.

While investigators are still working to understand the circumstances leading up to the shooting, they said they believe Dellinger shot Mauer while they were in a parked car with a friend behind a building using drugs.

Dellinger fired one shot that hit Mauer, then he left the scene, according to police, who do not know where he is.

Anyone with information about Dellinger or the shooting is asked to contact the Howard County Police Department at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.