On a Sunday afternoon in Glen Burnie, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Antwan Troy Briggs was tragically cut short. On March 24, 2019, police responded to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of Highland Drive. There, they discovered a grim scene. Another young man, 20-year-old Antwon Elijah Queen, was found deceased in the parking lot from multiple gunshot wounds. Inside a laundry room within the apartment complex, officers found Antwan Troy Briggs, also a victim of fatal gunfire.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later confirmed that both men died as a result of a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.
The investigation into what was clearly a targeted double homicide quickly pointed to two suspects: 19-year-old Edwin Javier Hurtado-Valdez and his 18-year-old wife, Cambrea May Lynn Sieck. Witnesses at the scene provided descriptions of the shooter and the getaway vehicle, a silver Nissan Maxima, which was located the next day in Pasadena. Evidence collected from the car and witness statements solidified the case against the married teenage couple. The motive for the killings was determined to be a drug deal over marijuana that had gone terribly wrong. After the shooting, Hurtado-Valdez was seen going through Queen's pockets before fleeing.
In an attempt to evade justice, Hurtado-Valdez fled the country to Mexico with assistance from his wife. However, his time on the run was short-lived. Anne Arundel County detectives, working with law enforcement in Mexico, located him, and he was apprehended by the State Police of Tamaulipas. Shortly after, Cambria Sieck, convinced by her family, turned herself in to the authorities. Hurtado-Valdez was extradited back to Anne Arundel County to face charges.
Edwin Javier Hurtado-Valdez was charged with two counts of first and second-degree murder, assault, and firearm use in a felony violent crime. Cambrea Sieck faced charges of being an accessory after the fact for helping her husband hide evidence and flee the area. In June 2021, a jury found Hurtado-Valdez guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. He was subsequently sentenced to a total of 46 years in prison—18 years for each murder and an additional 10 years for the firearm charges, with the sentences to be served consecutively.
