Murder Suspect Arrested in Walkersville

The Frederick Police Department arrested a suspect in Walkersville in the murder investigation of Mr. Brandon Brown. Mr. Brown was murdered on June 13, 2015 at approximately 5:12 pm as he was selling ice cream for the “Big Daddy Ice Cream” truck, in the 400 block of Vermont Court Frederick, Maryland.

Detectives have worked nonstop, and quickly identified a suspect through information and witness accounts. An arrest warrant was obtained by the lead detective, Detective Kevin Forrest, and signed by a District Court Commissioner just before midnight on June 13, 2015.

Over the next 4 hours hours, members of the Frederick Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and Maryland State Police’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force worked extremely hard in attempting to located the suspect, in order to serve the arrest warrant.

During the course of the investigation, detectives developed information placing the suspect in a residence in the 100 block of Sandalwood Court in Walkersville, Maryland. At approximately 04:19 a.m., Detectives and Troopers responded to the residence in Walkersville and located the suspect inside. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

The suspect is identified as:
Larnell Tyran Lyles
DOB: 05/04/1988
Frederick, Maryland

Charges:
1st Degree Murder
Use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.

This investigation is still open and on going. Additional charges will follow at a later date.

The Frederick Police Department credits the cooperation of the Maryland State Police and members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force for their hard work in locating Mr. Lyles. The FPD also recognized and appreciates the members of the Lucas Village Community and the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick for their support and assistance during this investigation. It was due to the assistance and help from the community that allowed the department to make an arrest in this case in just 11 hours.