EDGEWOOD, MD – Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office have solved a nearly 20-year-old homicide, securing an indictment against Gary Williams in the 2007 stabbing death of David Arnold Byrd Jr.
On August 26, 2007, deputies responded to the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive in Edgewood, where Byrd, 24, was found with a stab wound to the upper body. He was rushed to a local trauma center but did not survive.
At the time, investigators identified Williams, also of Edgewood, as a person of interest. Despite intensive efforts, detectives lacked the evidence needed to bring charges. The case remained open as a “cold” investigation for nearly two decades.
According to the sheriff’s office, recent progress came when detectives located a new witness who provided a credible account linking Williams to the crime. That testimony gave investigators the break they needed to secure an indictment.
Williams is currently serving a sentence in federal prison for an unrelated offense. Authorities say once he is released, he will be transferred into Harford County custody to face charges in Byrd’s killing.
Detectives say justice delayed will not be denied.
