Suspect In Towson Homicide Arrested One Week Later: Police

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A D.C. resident has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Towson man. Police announced the arrest on Friday, April 5, exactly one week after the homicide.

Khalil Zakee Yeldell, 21, of the 400 block of Oneida Place Northwest in Washington, D.C., was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals on Thursday, April 4, according to police.

"The suspect is a former TU student who is no longer enrolled, and had been denied access to campus by TUPD amid the investigative process," Towson University President Kim Schatzel said in a statement. "At no point was there any threat to the TU community."

Detectives said Yeldell was staying in an apartment in the 6900 block of Lachlan Circle at the time of the Towson murder and left for Washington, D.C., before officers arrived at the scene.

The homicide victim was identified as Dennis Joseph Buckley, 47, of the 6900 block of Donachie Road. A citizen called 911 to report that Buckley was lying unconscious and bleeding on the sidewalk in the 6900 block of Lachlan Circle at 9:47 a.m. on Friday, March 29. He suffered upper body trauma and died by a knife wound, according to authorities.

About four hours earlier, police said there was another 911 call that someone was being threatened by a man who fit Yeldell's description. The case involved a person being threatened by a man with a knife around 5:58 a.m. on Friday, March 29.

Authorities continue to look into a possible motive. Police said additional charges may come after the Baltimore County State's Attorney reviews the case.

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