PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD - While sitting at a train station on his way to work, a man in his sixties was ambushed by a stranger who beat him to death with a metal pipe.
The alleged suspect, 30-year-old Nicholas Duncan, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder, according to court documents reviewed by Law & Crime. He is being held in jail without bond. The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Stanley Hutchinson III.
On April 16 at around 5:00 a.m., Hutchinson was on his way to work and approached the Addison Road Metro station. Court documents state that at one point, he "appeared to" speak with Duncan. As Hutchinson continued walking, Duncan allegedly grabbed a pipe from his bag and hit the older man in the back of the head, sending him to the ground.
Investigators believe Duncan got the pipe from outside the station's entrance. Duncan reportedly continued hitting Hutchinson in the head and face before picking up a clear bottle and pouring an "unknown liquid" over him and stomping on him. Duncan then fled the scene.
"It's troubling," Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson said. "Mr. Hutchinson was going to work, so it appears, at 5:00 a.m."
Investigators do not believe the men knew each other, suggesting that this was a random, unprovoked attack. Officers responded to the scene and discovered evidence, including what they said appeared to be the murder weapon. They arrested Duncan at a bus stop, where his "legs, shoes, and clothing were covered in a red stain," the charging documents stated.
He was booked into jail shortly after. Jackson said she learned that Hutchinson was "a hard worker. In fact, he was known as a gentle giant and would do anything, as his family described, for his family and friends. And he was brutally attacked in the Metro station."
The alleged suspect, 30-year-old Nicholas Duncan, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder, according to court documents reviewed by Law & Crime. He is being held in jail without bond. The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Stanley Hutchinson III.
On April 16 at around 5:00 a.m., Hutchinson was on his way to work and approached the Addison Road Metro station. Court documents state that at one point, he "appeared to" speak with Duncan. As Hutchinson continued walking, Duncan allegedly grabbed a pipe from his bag and hit the older man in the back of the head, sending him to the ground.
Investigators believe Duncan got the pipe from outside the station's entrance. Duncan reportedly continued hitting Hutchinson in the head and face before picking up a clear bottle and pouring an "unknown liquid" over him and stomping on him. Duncan then fled the scene.
"It's troubling," Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson said. "Mr. Hutchinson was going to work, so it appears, at 5:00 a.m."
Investigators do not believe the men knew each other, suggesting that this was a random, unprovoked attack. Officers responded to the scene and discovered evidence, including what they said appeared to be the murder weapon. They arrested Duncan at a bus stop, where his "legs, shoes, and clothing were covered in a red stain," the charging documents stated.
He was booked into jail shortly after. Jackson said she learned that Hutchinson was "a hard worker. In fact, he was known as a gentle giant and would do anything, as his family described, for his family and friends. And he was brutally attacked in the Metro station."
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