Man Sentenced in Murder of Reisterstown Leasing Manager

A Woodlawn man was sentenced to 30 years in jail for the murder of a Reisterstown leasing manager in 2013, according to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office.

A jury convicted Rashaan Williams, 29, of Woodlawn, of second-degree murder in April, the state’s attorney reported.

On Tuesday, Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Nancy Purpura handed down the 30-year sentence for the murder of Melinda Maltese Schaefer, according to the report.

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Schaefer, who had been the leasing manager at the Townes at Harvest View townhouse community in Reisterstown, was found stabbed to death in her office on June 14, 2013, the report stated.

Williams was an employee of the Townes at Harvest View who worked in maintenance, according to the report.

When police arrived, there was “evidence of an extremely violent confrontation,” Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost told WBAL at the time. She said Schaefer had been stabbed in her head and upper body, and there were signs of a struggle, such as a great deal of blood on the walls and blinds.

After the murder, employees at the townhouse community reported keys to multiple units had gone missing, according to WJZ.