Alleged Murderer Arrested in York Road Stabbing

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The Baltimore Police Department has arrested 39-year-old Robert Lee Edwards in connection to the death of a man who was stabbed in his neck on Sept. 17.

According to the Baltimore Police Department, officers were called to the 5200 block of York Road around 3 p.m. when they found 59-year-old John Gillian with a stab wound on his neck. Gillian was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

At the time, police said they had a person of interest in custody but did not release the individual’s name.

Edwards was arrested later that day and charged with first-degree murder. He is currently being held at Central Booking.