Columbia Teen Charged in Long Reach Stabbing Death

Howard County Police have charged a Columbia teen with the stabbing murder of another teen in Long Reach, one of Columbia’s 10 villages on the eastern part of the city.

Xavier Trevon Bates, 18, of 9089 Lambskin Lane in Columbia, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault, according to a press release.

Police were called to the home of Christian Lendell Hall, 17, at 8700 block of Airybrink Lane. There he was found in an apartment building hallway with multiple stab wounds, according to police.

He was taken to Howard County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives said they believed Bates and Hall were involved in a fight earlier in the day, and that it was personal and not gang- or drug-related.

Detectives also said they believe Bates came to Hall’s home Wednesday night to fight him again, where he forced himself into Hall’s apartment, stabbed him multiple times and fled on his bicycle.

Bates returned to his home and was driven to Howard County General Hospital by a family member for treatment of a hand injury, according to the news release.

He was arrested at the hospital and is being held at the Howard County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing, police said.