The manhunt for a suspect in a double murder case has come to a close after Miami Beach authorities took into custody 33-year-old David Phillip Turner. Turner is accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife, Crimea Baker, and her new partner, Sean Lange, in what Frederick County Sheriff described as an unthinkable act, unleashing more than four dozen rounds in a New Market, Maryland, home on August 27, according to Local 10 News.
Investigators assert that Turner, maddened with rage drove the arduous journey spanning over 1,000 miles from Miami Beach to Maryland where he allegedly committed the homicides, Baker's children were present at the time of the shooting fortunately they were unharmed, hiding for hours before contacting the authorities. A GoFundMe page established to assist them in the aftermath. "We believe Turner entered the back door of the residence sometime after 1 a.m., before 1:25, and murdered her and Mr. Lange in the bed in the bedroom firing more than 42 rounds," Frederick County, Maryland Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said in a statement obtained by Local 10 News.
Turner was eventually apprehended in Miami Beach, where law enforcement discovered incriminating evidence in his apartment, which led to his arrest following a cooperative effort between the FredCoSheriff, FBI, and the Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach police departments. Detailed alibi discrepancies and search warrants executed on his car and residence culminated in his apprehension; video footage shows a SWAT team moving into the residence where Turner was found.
Turner faces two counts of first-degree murder along with home invasion charges, the information about Turner's arrest and expected extradition proceedings back to Maryland were confirmed by Frederick County Sheriff's office in a post on X, he is now being held at the Broward County jail. "There is no explanation that I can think of that would have justified anything like this," Sheriff Chuck Jenkins told Local 10 News, voicing the nature of the crime.
