Topline: It was determined the victim had been stabbed multiple times.
Published: February 20, 2025 8:00 am ET
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Thomas Eugene Harris II (via Calvert County Sheriff's Office)
CALVERT COUNTY, MD — A Maryland man pleaded guilty to stabbing the father of his girlfriend’s child.
According to a news release, 28-year-old Thomas Eugene Harris II, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to first degree premeditated murder on February 14, 2025.
The charges arose from an incident that occurred on February 15, 2024, when Shaquille Quadry Braxton, 30, was found unresponsive in a field near Fairground Road in Prince Frederick, Maryland.
It was determined that he had been stabbed multiple times. He later died from his injuries.
Investigators from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office soon learned that the victim and Harris had gotten into an argument over “the victim’s attempts to visit his child.”
The mother of the child was in a relationship with Harris.
When the victim went to see the child, Harris approached him and stabbed him with a knife, prosecutors say.
Harris then fled to Prince George’s County with his girlfriend and the child. He later turned himself in to authorities.
Sentencing will occur on May 1, 2025. He is facing life imprisonment.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Thomas Eugene Harris II (via Calvert County Sheriff's Office)
CALVERT COUNTY, MD — A Maryland man pleaded guilty to stabbing the father of his girlfriend’s child.
According to a news release, 28-year-old Thomas Eugene Harris II, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to first degree premeditated murder on February 14, 2025.
The charges arose from an incident that occurred on February 15, 2024, when Shaquille Quadry Braxton, 30, was found unresponsive in a field near Fairground Road in Prince Frederick, Maryland.
It was determined that he had been stabbed multiple times. He later died from his injuries.
Investigators from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office soon learned that the victim and Harris had gotten into an argument over “the victim’s attempts to visit his child.”
The mother of the child was in a relationship with Harris.
When the victim went to see the child, Harris approached him and stabbed him with a knife, prosecutors say.
Harris then fled to Prince George’s County with his girlfriend and the child. He later turned himself in to authorities.
Sentencing will occur on May 1, 2025. He is facing life imprisonment.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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It was determined the victim had been stabbed multiple times.
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Published: February 20, 2025 8:00 am ET
Thomas Eugene Harris II (via Calvert County Sheriff's Office)
CALVERT COUNTY, MD — A Maryland man pleaded guilty to stabbing the father of his girlfriend’s child.
According to a news release, 28-year-old Thomas Eugene Harris II, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to first degree premeditated murder on February 14, 2025.
The charges arose from an incident that occurred on February 15, 2024, when Shaquille Quadry Braxton, 30, was found unresponsive in a field near Fairground Road in Prince Frederick, Maryland.
It was determined that he had been stabbed multiple times. He later died from his injuries.
Investigators from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office soon learned that the victim and Harris had gotten into an argument over “the victim’s attempts to visit his child.”
The mother of the child was in a relationship with Harris.
When the victim went to see the child, Harris approached him and stabbed him with a knife, prosecutors say.
Harris then fled to Prince George’s County with his girlfriend and the child. He later turned himself in to authorities.
Sentencing will occur on May 1, 2025. He is facing life imprisonment.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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