Video of the news conference held on September 13, 2013.
PGPD to Address Media Today
Thurston Lamon Yerby
The suspect in a double murder in Laurel has been arrested.
He’s identified as 47-year-old Thurston Lamont Yerby of the 11000 block
of South Laurel Drive in Laurel.
On May 2, 2013, at about 8:15 am, patrol officers were
called to the 9600 block of Muirkirk Road for a welfare check. Upon
arrival, patrol officers found a man and woman suffering from trauma to the
upper body. They were both pronounced dead on the scene. The
victims were identified as 42-year-old James Vell Ferguson and 45-year-old Tina
Lynn Towler, both of the 9600 block of Muirkirk Road.
Patrol officers also found Towler’s 25-year-old disabled
daughter in the home. She was not hurt. A nurse, assigned to
monitor the daughter, found the victims during a routine visit. The
daughter is currently being cared for by the State of Maryland.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives
developed Yerby as the suspect. Yerby and Towler had a romantic
relationship. DNA evidence puts Yerby at the scene of the murders. He
was arrested on September 12, 2013, in the 2900 block of Vista Street in
Northeast Washington. The motive for the murders remains under
investigation.
Yerby is charged with first and second degree murder.
He remains in custody with the Metropolitan Police Department, awaiting
extradition to Prince George’s County.
The PGPD will discuss Yerby’s arrest and the investigation
at a news conference today at Prince George’s County Police Headquarters.
Who: Julie Parker, Director, Media
Relations Division
When: TODAY Friday 13, 2013
Time: 1:15 pm
Where: Police Services Complex
7600 Barlowe Road
Palmer Park, MD
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For more information, please contact the Prince George’s
County Police Department’s Media Relations Division at 301-772-4710.
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