A Baltimore man, Tyler Liggins, 29, has been charged with second-degree murder and various assault charges following a homicide that came to light after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 83. According to FOX Baltimore, the crash, which happened near the Ruxton Road exit last Saturday, was initially considered just a tragic accident until further investigation revealed a darker reality.
Travon Booth, 43, who was the owner of the vehicle involved in the crash, a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, was ejected from the car during a rollover incident. The driver at the time fled the scene immediately post-crash, triggering a police search that included a Maryland State Police helicopter and a Baltimore County K-9 unit. A pair of black latex gloves and a black jacket were found along the suspected escape route. Video surveillance from a parking lot near an apartment complex showed Booth involved in an altercation just hours before the crash.
Subsequent surveillance footage captured the disturbing sequence of events. As stated in a report by WMAR-2 News, Booth was seen entering an apartment building, followed by an unknown man and Liggins. The latter two individuals can be seen on video carrying what charging documents described as an object resembling a human body to Booth's vehicle. Afterwards, the unnamed suspect is seen driving away in the Cobalt, which would later be found crashed on I-83.
Liggins was arrested after a warrant was executed at his residence in the Falls at Roland Park Apartments. During an interview with the police, he confessed to having "beat up" Booth with his foster brother, inadvertently leading to Booth's death. He told police that he and his foster brother carried Booth's body to the car, and "placed the body in the back seat of the car," according to his interview obtained by FOX Baltimore. The presence of suspected blood in the car and Liggins' disclosure that Booth had heavy bleeding align with the medical examiner's ruling of multiple blunt force injuries as the cause of death, further solidifying the case's direction. Liggins, now facing murder charges, has not specified the whereabouts or identity of his foster brother.
