Baltimore Sun

Man wanted for double homicide in Dundalk arrested in Louisiana

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A 37-year-old man suspected of killing two people in Dundalk last month was arrested Tuesday in Louisiana, law enforcemen­t officials said. Tavon Powell, 37, has been charged in the killings of 26year-old Gabrielle Marie Paugh and 34-year-old Aaron Michael Wearins. Baltimore County police say Powell shot them both in a home on Wise Avenue in late August. Police believe Powell knew the victims. Aspokesman with the U.S. Marshals Office in New Orleans said the organizati­on received a warrant from Baltimore County police, and their investigat­ion led them to a home in Kenner, La. Deputy U.S. Marshal Milton Ramirez said the team, which also included officers from the local sheriff’s office, surrounded the house where they believed Powell to be. He initially refused to come out, Ramirez said, and a SWAT team was deployed. “At some point after ongoing negotiatio­ns, the guy finally decided to throw in the towel and peacefully

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