Police have arrested a man for allegedly hiding in his grandmother's closet before attacking and killing her. He then walked to the police station and turned himself in.
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The Montgomery County Police Department posted a News Release about the incident. Detectives from the Police Department arrested and charged Spencer Dillon Hamilton, 27, with the murder of his grandmother, Pauline Yvonne Titus-Dillon, 87. Both are from Potomac.
Hamilton reportedly walked into Rockville City Police Station on Sunday morning at around 8:08 AM and reported killing a family member. Police and Fire Rescue responded and rushed to the 12600 block of Tribunal Lane. When authorities arrived, officers found Hamilton's grandmother, Titus-Dillon, unresponsive in the bathroom. The news release explains that Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators at the home identified Hamilton as the prime suspect. Detectives arrested him at the Rockville City Police Station and are charging him with first-degree murder.
Hamilton Reportedly Hid Inside His Grandmother's Closet Before Attacking Her
According to a report by NBC Washington, charging documents say Hamilton was "lying in wait within the victim's bedroom closet." He reportedly attacked his grandmother between 4:00 and 4:30 AM. Titus-Dillon reportedly endured a violent assault at her grandson's hands. Hamilton allegedly stabbed her in the back, punched her in the head and face, and then strangled her. He then tried to move his grandmother's body and attempted to clean up the crime scene. The motive for the attack remains unclear.
The charging documents say he left the house in the morning, taking his grandmother's credit cards, laptop, and phone. Hamilton told a judge via CCTV from the jail that he wanted to represent himself. The judge responded by recommending a psychiatric exam.
Per a report by People, Titus-Dillon was a graduate of Howard Medical School. She later became a dean at the establishment.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will conduct an autopsy to confirm Titus-Dillon's cause of death. Authorities are reportedly holding Hamilton in Montgomery County Correctional Facility. He has a court hearing scheduled for April 7.
