BALTIMORE (AP) -- A man was accused Sunday of fatally striking an off-duty Baltimore police detective in the head during a dispute over a parking space in a crowded nightlife district.
Sian James, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday night death of Det. Brian Stevenson. James fled the scene and was caught hours later at a nightclub, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
Stevenson, who would have turned 38 on Sunday, was out with a friend Saturday night celebrating his birthday and pulled into a parking spot. James approached the officer after he got out of his vehicle and threw a stone or piece of concrete, hitting the detective in the head, Guglielmi said.
James, who has a history of domestic violence, left the scene with a woman he was with, but was arrested hours later.
Published: Tue, Oct 19, 2010
