An Edgemere man trying to break into a boat anchored in Jones Creek was killed during a confrontation early Sunday, police said.
The 27-foot-long sailboat was anchored about 200 feet from shore near the 7300 block of Geise Avenue when a 21-year-old male on board heard someone breaking into the cabin around 1 a.m., said Cpl. Mike Hill of the Baltimore County Police Department.
The man confronted the two suspects, one of whom was Albert Edward Driscoll III, 39, of the 2100 block of Alma Avenue.
Driscoll was killed during the confrontation, but police would not disclose any details on what happened to him, other than that the medical examiner ruled Driscoll’s death a homicide.
“We are unsure at this point who killed Mr. Driscoll,” Hill said.
The other suspect fled, and police were searching for that person Sunday evening.
The 21-year-old man, along with an 18-year-old female who was also aboard the boat, were not harmed and were being questioned by police Sunday. No charges have been filed, police said.
Hill said the boat’s occupants and Driscoll may have known each other.
Driscoll had two complaints of domestic violence lodged against him in 2005 and 2006, and was in a custody dispute with the same female complainant over a child, according to court records.
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