UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Police today reported that an inmate lodged in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections on Dille Drive in Upper Marlboro was stabbed and killed on Monday by another inmate.
“The Prince George’s County Police Department charged an inmate at the Department of Corrections for fatally stabbing another inmate on Monday. The suspect is 26-year-old Brandon Smothers. He’s charged with the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Domonique Thurston,” the Prince George’s County Police Department reported.
According to police, on June 20, 2022, at approximately 12:45 pm, the Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit responded to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections on Dille Drive in Upper Marlboro. Thurston had been located in a cell suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The preliminary investigation revealed Smothers stabbed Thurston during an altercation.
Smothers is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter and additional charges. He has admitted to his involvement. He remains in the custody of the Department of Corrections.