STATE POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN CECIL COUNTY MURDER

(Elkton, MD) –Maryland State Police criminal investigators arrested a suspect today in connection with the Cecil County murder of Jane Kyle.

The accused is identified as Clarence McCall, 42, of the unit block of Pinder Avenue in Elkton. McCall was charged with first and second degree murder, first and second degree assault, reckless endangerment and motor vehicle theft. Troopers served the arrest warrant today shortly around 3:00 p.m. at Union Hospital in Elkton.

The victim is identified as McCall’s biological mother, Jane Kyle, 64, also of the unit block of Pinder Avenue in Elkton. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide. Autopsy results revealed Kyle suffered multiple stab wounds in the upper torso. Police believe McCall had been living with Kyle since the beginning of this year.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2013, state police from the North East Barrack responded to the unit block of Pinder Avenue in Elkton after receiving a
9-1-1 call reporting a possible homicide. Upon arrival, Kyle was found lying on the bathroom floor of her residence, unresponsive, with obvious signs of trauma. Emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

Police had received several phone calls with reports of McCall running in and out of traffic the night of the incident. Police located McCall on Maryland route 272, near a hotel. When he was found, he appeared to have suffered some minor injuries and was behaving erratically. Subsequently, he was transported to Union Hospital for treatment, where he was later served the arrest warrant.

McCall had an initial appearance with a District Court Commissioner at his bedside today. He is being held without bond and is in the custody of the Cecil County Detention Center.

During the investigation, criminal investigators learned McCall had stolen his mother’s vehicle, an older model Ford F-150. Police later learned he had salvaged the vehicle at a nearby recycling center. The vehicle was seized and transported to the North East Barrack for processing.

Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division responded and processed the scene. State Police criminal investigators from the Homicide Unit continue the investigation with assistance from the Criminal Enforcement Division in North East.