Attempted Murder

Incident: Attempted Murder
Date of Incident: 14 April 2010
Location: 1200 block of Pocahontas Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Dwight Arvine Nichols Jr., 29, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 14 April 2010 at 2:39 PM, a deputy from the Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an assault that had occurred in the 1200 block of Pocahontas Avenue in Salisbury. The female victim stated that her boyfriend, Dwight Nichols Jr., arrived at her residence and began accusing her of infidelity and threatened to kill her if she did not identify the other man. Nichols then allegedly grabbed her cell phone and began examining her list of contacts before disabling her phone rendering it useless. Later that same evening, Nichols jumped on the victim while she lay in bed, grabbed her by the throat and attempted to choke her. The victim told the deputy that she believed Nichols would kill her. According to the victim, Nichols released his grip, removed his belt, and then began using that around her neck in an attempt to choke her.

After stopping his attempts to choke her, the victim informed the deputy that Nichols forced her to perform sexually related acts on him. During this entire incident, the five young children of the victim were present in the residence.

The deputy was unable to locate Nichols after initiating this investigation so a warrant for his arrest was obtained. Deputies managed to locate him on 19 April and take him into custody. After an initial appearance in front of a District Court Commissioner, Nichols was detained in the Detention Center without bond.

Charges: Attempted 2nd degree murder / First Degree Assault / Reckless Endangerment /
First Degree Sex offense / Perverted Practice / Contribute to the Condition of a Child