In the pre-dawn hours of May 29, 2017, the quiet of an Aberdeen, Maryland neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. In a gravel driveway in the 1500 block of Mitchell Lane, the body of 43-year-old Gary Tyrone Gibson of Churchville was found. Initially reported as a cardiac arrest at 3:26 a.m., it soon became tragically clear that this was not the case. Responding deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office found Mr.
Gibson deceased, and the scene told a story of violence, not natural causes. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner would later confirm that Gary Tyrone Gibson, a male, was the victim of a homicide, having died from a gunshot wound.
The investigation into Gibson's death was swiftly undertaken by detectives from the Major Cases Unit of the Criminal Investigations Division. As they processed the scene for evidence and canvassed the area for witnesses, a suspect began to emerge. Through their diligent work, investigators identified 36-year-old Quadell Rashon Pollins as the man responsible for Gibson's murder. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and with the assistance of the Baltimore County Police Department, Pollins was apprehended in Baltimore County without incident. He was subsequently charged with first-degree and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. After being interviewed by detectives, Pollins was transported to the Harford County Detention Center, where he was held without bail.
The case against Quadell Rashon Pollins proceeded to the Circuit Court for Harford County. During the trial, evidence was presented, and testimony was heard, painting a picture of the events that led to Gibson's untimely death. One detail that emerged was that after returning to a trailer without Gibson, Pollins was alleged to have burned what appeared to be clothing in a barrel behind the residence. Following the trial, a jury found Quadell Rashon Pollins guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. For his crimes, he was sentenced to life in prison with all but forty years suspended, with an additional twenty years to be served consecutively for the firearm offense. Upon his eventual release, he will be subject to five years of probation.
