Middle River man's death investigated as accidental drowning
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Baltimore County police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old Middle River man who fell off a pier at an Essex marina Friday night as an accidental drowning, according to a department spokesman. Police Sgt. Bruce Aris said Wayne Joseph Hava of the 5700 block of Hilltop Road fell into Hopkins Creek about 10:30 p.m. after stepping off a 27-foot Bayliner as the boat pulled into River Watch Marina, near a restaurant of the same name in the 200 block of Nanticoke Road. "A number of other people" were with Hava, according to Aris, but no one else was injured. Emergency crews from the county Fire Department and marine unit, the Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Department and the Middle River Volunteer Fire Company searched for about an hour before divers found Hava. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Aris said. An autopsy was planned.
- Ben Pillow
Man dies in custody at Harford detention center
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A homeless man in custody at the Harford County Detention Center died Saturday after correctional deputies used a Taser on him during an altercation, according to the sheriff's office, which is investigating the death. Dwight Jerome Madison, 48, was arrested late Thursday on charges of trespassing after someone in the 900 block of Hillswood Road in Bel Air called to report a suspicious person knocking on doors. While deputies at the detention center were escorting Madison to his initial hearing early Friday, he struggled with three employees, choking one of them, according to the sheriff's office. After he was warned repeatedly, according to the sheriff's office, another deputy Tasered him, and he struck his head on the floor. He was taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and later transferred to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died Saturday. One of the deputies was treated for minor injuries.
- From Baltimore Sun staff reports
Unidentified man found dead on railroad tracks in Aberdeen
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An unidentified man was found dead Saturday morning along railroad tracks in Aberdeen, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. A CSX conductor notified police about 7 a.m. Saturday that he saw what appeared to be a body on the tracks near Loflin and Old Philadelphia roads. Deputies investigating the death believe the victim was struck by a train Friday night or Saturday morning.
- From Baltimore Sun staff reports
