BALTIMORE — Charging documents reveal how an 81-year-old man turned up dead inside his home garage last year.
It was the morning of November 10 when Baltimore County Police were called to the 3400 block of Kelox Road.
On scene officers discovered Jaward David Hannah handcuffed, laying in a pool of blood.
He'd been shot in the head, with his wallet missing and pants pockets rummaged through.
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Detectives interviewed a woman who lives with Hannah.
She claimed Hannah was last seen headed to work the previous afternoon.
The woman reported hearing a loud noise later that night, but apparently thought nothing of it.
She did however tell police her husband, Tavon Smith, was most likely responsible.
DNA detected on Hannah's pants pocket matched Smith's.
Police ended up arresting Smith at his home in Baltimore City on November 15.
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They got a search warrant for his iPhone which contained a picture of a .22 caliber handgun, the same type of projectile located at the murder scene. A second photo showed Smith wearing a police vest.
Investigators then spoke to an informant who recalled Smith saying he was going to kill his wife's friend because he "messed up their relationship."
The witness added Smith was carrying a gun with handcuffs and a police badge, consistent with the photo found on his iPhone.
During an interview with detectives, Smith admitted to being at Hannah's home the day of the murder but denied taking part in his death.
Police say Smith is a previously convicted felon prohibited from owning a firearm. He also has another criminal matter pending in Baltimore City from November 2023.
In that case Smith is accused of kidnapping and assaulting his wife before he dropped her off at Hannah's home.
WMAR-2 News reviewed charging documents from that incident, which describes Smith's wife as being disabled and wheelchair bound.
Smith is due in court to answer for those charges on April 3.
He's currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
