Ex-husband arrested on Florida beach for double murder inside Frederick County home
BALTIMORE -- An ex-husband was arrested on a South Florida beach for the murders of a woman and the man she was living with in Frederick County, according to the Frederick County Sheriff.
David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale. He has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Crimea Baker, 33, and Sean Lange, 34, in New Market last month.
BREAKING: @FredCoSheriff says David Phillip Turner, 33, was arrested, accused of killing Crimea Baker and Sean Lange last month in New Market.
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Turner was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, and charged w/ 2 counts of murder & home invasion.
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Baker and Lange were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the upstairs bedroom of a home on Mandalong Court. Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said that about 42 rounds were fired.
Four children, all 13 years old or younger, were unharmed after hiding until morning when they believed it was safe, deputies said.
"They are devastated"
Deputies said Turner is Baker's ex-husband and the father of three of the children, and Lange is the father of one of the children.
The children are living with family in Maryland, the sheriff's office said.
"They are devastated," Jenkins said. "Their lives will never be the same, but I believe physically, they're okay and they're with family and they're safe."
The arrest
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office said investigators issued a search warrant last week to search Turner's vehicle and apartment, which ultimately led to his arrest in South Florida.
"Sheriff's Office detectives have worked tirelessly, seven days a week for over a month with the help of multiple law enforcement agencies to identify the person responsible for these shocking murders," Jenkins said. "This investigation has been a priority of this office since the morning of the shootings. In anxiously waiting for closure and the arrest of the person responsible, the public has been extremely patient and can now be completely confident that this was a targeted domestic-related murder."
Awaiting extradition
Turner is being held at the Broward County Jail, awaiting an extradition hearing. According to the Broward County Court Clerk, he is due back in court at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says extradition could take weeks or up to a month. When brought back to Maryland, Turner will be held in the Frederick County Jail, according to Jenkins.