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Potomac Man Charged with Murder of His Grandmother in Rockville and Awaits Bond Hearing After Confession

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Published on April 01, 2025
Potomac Man Charged with Murder of His Grandmother in Rockville and Awaits Bond Hearing After ConfessionSource: Montgomery County Police Department

A Potomac man, 27-year-old Spencer Dillon Hamilton, has been charged with the murder of his grandmother, Pauline Yvonne Titus-Dillon, 87, also a Potomac resident, following his confession to the crime at a local police station, as reported by the Montgomery County Police Department.

Early Sunday morning, Hamilton walked into the Rockville City Police Station and admitted to killing a family member thereafter, the authorities immediately dispatched officers from the 1st District and Fire Rescue personnel to the home located on Tribunal Lane where they found Titus-Dillon unresponsive in her bathroom, at this time, despite efforts to save her life, she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to official sources, an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore is scheduled to take place to determine the exact cause and manner of her death.

The Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division officials took Hamilton into custody at the police station where he now faces first-degree murder charges. As per the latest updates, Hamilton was transported to the Central Processing Unit where he awaits a bond hearing.

The public safety notification released by the Montgomery County Police has revealed that the Major Crimes detectives, after arriving on the scene, immediately pinpointed Hamilton as the suspect according to the Montgomery County Police Department's press release.