Del Ray Murder Suspect to Face Grand Jury for Burglary, Grand Larceny Charges
Marie Maybell Johnson has not been charged with the Feb. 13 murder of Del Ray resident Elmer "Joe" Roehrs.
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Burglary and grand larceny charges against Marie Maybell Johnson, a suspect in the Feb. 13 murder of Del Ray resident Elmer “Joe” Roehrs, are going to an Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury.
Chief Judge Becky J. Moore of the Alexandria General District Court forwarded the cases Tuesday following a preliminary hearing.
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Johnson, 45, of no fixed address, was arrested around 3:15 a.m. Feb. 14 following a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Duke Street in connection to a burglary that took place at Roehrs’ Holly Street home in November 2012, according to Alexandria Police.
NBC 4 reported in February that Johnson was the only person seen on security cameras entering and leaving Roehrs’ Holly Street home the day of the murder. The home has a history of break-ins and Roehrs and his family installed cameras at the house after it became a frequent target.
Johnson has not been charged with Roehrs’ murder.
Check out these additional Patch stories on the murder and investigation:
- More Details Emerge in Del Ray Murder Investigation
- Johnson Likely to Be Charged in Roehrs' Murder
- Roehrs’ Death Ruled a Homicide
- Victim in Suspicious Death Identified as Elmer Roehrs
- Alexandria Police Investigate Suspicious Death in Holly Street Home
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doug redman
5:35 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Does anyone know why she wasn't arrested prior to February 14th for a crime that occured in November 2012? Seems to me that if they had enough evidence to arrest her 2/14 she could have been picked up earlier and perhaps Mr. Roehrs might still be alive. Not being critical...just asking if anyone might have an explanation.
Jennifer Atkins
8:52 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Not specific to this, but a similar question was posed to Capt. Odgen and Det. Goble at the DRCA meeting last week: how long does it take to arrest someone after a warrant issues? Paraphrasing, they said it depends. It is much faster when someone has a known address or workplace or known associates. Where someone is "of no fixed address" they can be very hard to find and it can take a long time. They noted that often people like that with outstanding warrants are found via traffic stops or being picked up for committing crimes in neighboring jurisdictions.