BALTIMORE (AP) - Three people have been charged in the 2019 home invasion killing of a popular youth sports director at the Catonsville Y, Baltimore police said.
Court documents show Aaron Butler, 48, of Elkridge; Donta Holdclaw, 46, of West Baltimore; and Elease Frazier, 27, of Northwest Baltimore; are charged in the Nov. 5, 2019 fatal shooting of Jordan Taylor, 31, The Baltimore Sun reported Friday. Police charged Butler is charged with 23 counts, including first-degree murder, assault, burglary, home invasion and attempted murder. Holdclaw and Frazier face 40 counts each.
According to charging documents, Taylor was shot through the front door while trying to stop people from breaking in. The intruders were looking for a safe and they left Taylor’s home with nothing.
Andrea Jaskulsky, Butler’s attorney, said at Friday’s bail review that he has been working for the past year as a FedEx driver and had not gotten into any trouble, and asked that he be released on home confinement. The request was denied. which was denied.
All three are being held in jail without bond, and it’s not clear whether Holdclaw and Frazier have attorneys.
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