Thursday, April 11, 2013
The former Elkridge resident is accused of killing his wife and burying her under a shed more than 20 years ago.
The trial began Wednesday for a man accused of murdering his wife and burying her body under a shed in their yard Robert Jarrett, Jr., formerly of Elkridge, was indicted in May for the 1991 murder of his then-wife, Christine Jarrett. After getting permission to search the Elkridge property from Jarrett’s second wife, police found Christine Jarrett’s remains on April 18, 2012, under concrete, under a shed in the yard. Jarrett and his second wife have since divorced. According to a spokesman for the State’s Attorney’s office, during opening statements in court Wednesday, prosecutor James Dietrich told the court that Robert and Christine Jarrett’s marriage was marked by infidelity and abuse. Jarrett’s attorney, George Psoras, told jurors not …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Robert Jarrett Jr. faces a count of first-degree murder.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday for Robert Jarrett Jr., who is accused of murdering his wife and burying her under a shed in his backyard. Jarrett faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his then-wife, Christine Jarrett. Read full coverage of the Jarrett case on Elkridge Patch In a motion hearing in Circuit Court in Decemnber, a judge ruled that the remains found entombed in concrete and buried under a shed at the Elkridge home the couple shared could be used as evidence. Jarrett reported his wife missing in 1991. According to police, Jarret reported that he and his wife were arguing and that she left and didn't return. Neighbors told Patch that for 21 years, they suspected that Christine Jarrett was buried in the …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The 24-year-old resident of Barbersville Road was arrested at his home on Saturday.
Anne Arundel County Police say they arrested a Laurel man on Saturday after he allegedly made a fake bomb and threatened to blow up a shed outside his house. Aaron David Wyatt, 24, of the 400 block of Barbersville Road was charged with manufacturing a phony destructive device and making a threat of arson. Police said they received an initial report that a male suspect had issued threats over Skype—an online communication platform—to "blow up a shed in order to harm himself and others." Authorities determined that the messages were being sent from a computer in the 400 block of Barbersville Road, according to police. When they responded to the scene, officers reportedly found Wyatt in a shed outside of his home. Police said he was using …
Leah Wyatt
3:48 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012
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