Chevy Chase Man Captured In Death Of MD Parole Agent: Police

CHEVY CHASE, MD — Authorities on Saturday captured and charged a Chevy Chase man wanted in connection with the death of a Maryland parole and probation agent, 33-year-old Davis Martinez.

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task force officers took Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, a registered sex offender, into custody as a suspect in the parole agent's death. He was charged with second-degree murder.

According to Montgomery County Police, officers were called to an apartment in the 2800 block of Terrace Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Friday to do a welfare check on Martinez, who had not reported back to work after meeting with Sewell.

Inside the apartment, police found the agent, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, Sewell was located traveling on I-64 near Hurricane, West Virginia. U.S. marshals made a traffic stop and placed Sewell in custody.

Martinez, a six-year employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, had gone to the 2800 block of Terrace Drive in Chevy Chase to conduct a resident check of Sewell, who had been released from prison in 2021.

The medical examiner has determined the manner of death a homicide. The victim suffered multiple injuries.

Sewell has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held in Putnam County. He will be extradited back to Montgomery County.