In the autumn of 2015, a dispute between two acquaintances in Capitol Heights, Maryland, escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 48-year-old Cofield Richardson Jr. and leading to a manhunt for his alleged killer. Richardson, a Black man with Native American heritage, was shot and killed outside on his street on the evening of October 7, 2015.
The Prince George's County Police Department swiftly identified a suspect in the homicide, 24-year-old John Alfred Scriver of Landover.
Investigators believed the shooting stemmed from an ongoing argument between Richardson and Scriver. Less than two months after the shooting, on November 30, 2015, police announced that they had obtained an arrest warrant for Scriver, charging him with first and second-degree murder.
The search for John Alfred Scriver came to an end on December 10, 2015, when he was apprehended by officers in Glenarden. Following his arrest, Scriver was held at the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status, facing the serious charges related to the death of Cofield Richardson Jr. The community was left to mourn the loss of a man remembered by friends and family, with a funeral service held on October 15, 2015, at The Church of the Incarnation in Washington, D.C., followed by his interment at National Harmony Memorial Park.
