Murder Charges Filed In Death Of Man Found Dead In Pickup

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A man is charged with murder in the death of a man whose body was found in a pickup at a Glen Burnie car show. Anne Arundel County Police on Aug. 3 charged Inari Ramiar Molina, 24, of Glen Burnie, in the death of Brian Gary Gifford, 56. Molina is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, armed robbery, robbery and reckless endangerment.

Gifford's body was found July 27 in a truck in the 800 block of Aquahart Road in Glen Burnie. Authorities said it appeared he had been in the vehicle for some time. Gifford was last seen or heard from on July 16;Anne Arundel County Police took a missing person’s report on him July 23.

An autopsy performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determine there was trauma to the body with the manner of death being homicide. Detectives believe that Gifford was murdered on the morning of July 17.

Several personal items belonging to Gifford were missing and were taken during a& violent crime, police said. Witnesses and digital evidence identified Molina as a person of interest in the homicide. Police say the crime was a random act of violence and Gifford was not targeted.

Molina was already in custody at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center after being arrested on Aug. 1 on unrelated charges of rogue and vagabond, drug possession, concealing a dangerous weapon and probation violation. Molina is being held without bond.

Even though an arrest has been made, police ask anyone with information to call the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. To make an anonymous tip call 410-222-4700.