Rockville Man In Jail On Murder Charges In Annapolis Teen's Death

ROCKVILLE, MD — A Rockville man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of an Annapolis teen targeted by gangs, Anne Arundel County Police say. Brandon A. Recinos-Guardado, 22, who was incarcerated in Louisiana, was extradited to Maryland Monday and charged with the first- and second-degree murder in the death of Neris Goivani Bonilla-Palacios.

Bonilla-Palacios, 17, from the 600 block of Severn Island Court in Annapolis, went missing from his residence on Aug. 5, 2017, and was reported missing to the Annapolis Police Department two days later. Human remains found on Oct. 3 in the Annapolis area were identified as Bonilla-Palacios, police said.

Recinos-Guardado is being held without bond in the Anne Arundel County Detention Center.

Police had already arrested Marcos Antonio Melendez-Gamez, 17, on June 18 on charges of first- and second-degree murder in the 2017 death of Bonilla-Palacios. Melendez-Gamez, of the 1000 block of Martha Court in Annapolis, is also being held without bond in the Anne Arundel County Detention Center.

Authorities received a tip that led them to human remains in a wooded area near Open View Lane in Annapolis. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore said the remains, identified as those of Bonilla-Palacios, showed evidence of trauma and the manner of death was homicide.

Evidence leads homicide detectives to believe that Bonilla-Palacios was murdered about the time of his disappearance in a gang-related crime and he was not a random act of violence.

Anne Arundel County Police ask anyone with information to call the Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. To remain anonymous call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

Like us on Facebook for more local news:

(Photo of Marcos Antonio Melendez-Gamez, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police