- Justin Fenton
Man, 84, was fatally beaten with his own walking stick
An 84-year-old homeless man, found dead behind a Northwest Baltimore gas station Sunday, was fatally beaten with his own walking stick, according to court records. Hector Jose Posada, 35, of Pikesville was ordered held without bond Wednesday, a day after he was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lucio Solorzano. Police said Posada and Solorzano got into an argument about 7 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area behind a Texaco station in the 7000 block of Reisterstown Road. A witness told detectives that Posada, of the 3900 block of Labyrinth Road, grabbed Solorzano's walking stick and struck him in the head about 15 times, according to charging documents. Attempts to locate relatives of Solorzano were unsuccessful.
FOR THE RECORD - Because incorrect information was provided by police, an article in yesterday's editions mischaracterized 84-year-old homicide victim Lucio Solorzano as homeless. The Baltimore Sun regrets the errors.
- Justin Fenton
Police seek two suspects in robbery outside Arundel Mills
Anne Arundel County police are investigating an armed robbery in which two men were held up outside Arundel Mills early Wednesday and forced to drive their assailants to ATMs, where they withdrew cash. About 12:15 a.m., officers were called to the 7000 block of Arundel Mills Blvd. in Hanover for a report of an armed robbery. Police said two men, both 21, said they were leaving Cinemark cinema when two men approached them and one asked to borrow a cell phone. The man's companion then pointed a handgun at the victims. The assailants demanded that the victims drive them to the Chevy Chase Bank in the 7500 block of Ridge Road, where the assailants used a victim's ATM card to withdraw money. The victims then drove to the Wachovia Bank in the 7500 block of Ridge Road, where the assailants used the other victim's bank card to make a withdrawal. The gunman was described as a black man, 22 to 25 years old, 5-foot-6 with a thin build. He had a goatee and braids that were 4 to 5 inches long. He wore a black hooded sweat shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. His companion was described as a black man, 22 to 25 years old, 6-foot-2, 170 pounds, with an athletic build. He had a mustache and short hair, and he wore a white hooded sweat shirt with a skeleton design.
