Double Homicide Suspect Held Without Bond In Killing Of Grandmother, Granddaughter

MIDDLE RIVER, MD — A Middle River double homicide suspect was held without bond this week, police and court records say.

The Baltimore County Police Department announced Thursday that it arrested 36-year-old Bryan Cherry in the July killings of 75-year-old Iona Sellers and 29-year-old Autumn Harvey.

Cherry's case file says he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Judge Krystin J. Richardson held Cherry without bond on Friday.

The Baltimore Banner reported that the victims were a grandmother and her granddaughter.

Autumn Harvey moved in with her grandmother a few years ago after her grandfather died, a relative told WJZ. Devin Harvey, Autumn Harvey's cousin, described her as a kind soul with a contagious laugh.

"She was a little bit shy, but once you got to know her and break out of her shell, she was just awesome," Devin Harvey told WJZ.

Devin Harvey, though not related to Sellers, told WJZ she was dedicated to her community and church.

"She was an awesome person," Harvey told WJZ. "[She would] give you the shirt off her back. They were very close. Autumn wanted to stay here with her grandmother because she didn't want her to be alone."

To learn more about the victims' lives and the family's fight for justice, read WJZ's story.

Homicide Investigation

Authorities said they were dispatched July 7 "for a check location call" in the unit block of Taos Circle around 9:50 a.m.

Police said they found the two victims "who sustained apparent trauma to the upper body."

Medics pronounced both victims dead on the scene, officers said.

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This map shows the area where authorities said they found the victims.