Arrest made in missing Baylor basketball player case

sppunk · 07-21-2003, 10:29 PM

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Former roommate of missing Baylor player arrested
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By GRETCHEN PARKER
Associated Press Writer
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — The former roommate of missing Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy was charged Monday with murder, authorities said.
The warrant naming Carlton Dotson was issued by police in Waco, Texas, where Dennehy has been missing since mid-June, Chestertown Police Chief Walter Coryell said.
Two officers escorted Dotson, who was wearing handcuffs, into the police department about 9:20 p.m.
Dotson was being fingerprinted and processed at the police department, Coryell said. He said Dotson would be taken to the Kent County court commissioner’s office later for an initial hearing.
Coryell said Dotson was in Chestertown, about 55 miles from his hometown of Hurlock, on Sunday when he called police from a grocery store.
“He said he needed help,” Coryell said. “We took him to the hospital for an evaluation. During his stay there he contacted the FBI.”
The police chief said Dotson stayed overnight at a Chestertown hospital, then left early Monday afternoon with FBI agents.
He was interviewed by the FBI and “as a result of that interview, this warrant has been issued,” the chief said.
Last Thursday, Dotson voluntarily went to the Dorchester County sheriff’s office near Hurlock to make a statement about Dennehy’s disappearance. He was never in custody and was not arrested, leaving the office with his high school basketball coach.
Waco police declined to discuss what Dotson told authorities last week, saying only it did not change the course of their investigation.
Dennehy’s Chevrolet Tahoe was found June 25 in a strip mall parking lot in Virginia Beach, Va.
Authorities said Friday they were trying to determine if a 9mm handgun found Thursday at a Waco apartment complex near Baylor was related to Dennehy’s disappearance.
According to an earlier search warrant affidavit, an unidentified informant reported to Delaware authorities that Dotson told a cousin he shot Dennehy as the two argued while shooting 9mm guns in the Waco area.
Friends have said Dennehy and Dotson told them they bought guns because they had been threatened.

pale blue eyes · 07-21-2003, 10:56 PM

I was wondering what happened with that. I'm guessing that they have yet to find a body yet?

Junebug · 07-21-2003, 11:53 PM

I'm almost positive they haven't found a body yet. This case is so strange and creepy for some reason. Poor guys.

07-21-2003, 10:29 PM	#1
sppunk Netphoria's George Will Location: Fenway Park Posts: 37,125	Arrest made in missing Baylor basketball player case BC-MD—Missing Player, 1st Ld-Writethru,0400 Former roommate of missing Baylor player arrested EDS: COMBINES pvs; Moving on news and sports wires AP Photo By GRETCHEN PARKER Associated Press Writer CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — The former roommate of missing Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy was charged Monday with murder, authorities said. The warrant naming Carlton Dotson was issued by police in Waco, Texas, where Dennehy has been missing since mid-June, Chestertown Police Chief Walter Coryell said. Two officers escorted Dotson, who was wearing handcuffs, into the police department about 9:20 p.m. Dotson was being fingerprinted and processed at the police department, Coryell said. He said Dotson would be taken to the Kent County court commissioner’s office later for an initial hearing. Coryell said Dotson was in Chestertown, about 55 miles from his hometown of Hurlock, on Sunday when he called police from a grocery store. “He said he needed help,” Coryell said. “We took him to the hospital for an evaluation. During his stay there he contacted the FBI.” The police chief said Dotson stayed overnight at a Chestertown hospital, then left early Monday afternoon with FBI agents. He was interviewed by the FBI and “as a result of that interview, this warrant has been issued,” the chief said. Last Thursday, Dotson voluntarily went to the Dorchester County sheriff’s office near Hurlock to make a statement about Dennehy’s disappearance. He was never in custody and was not arrested, leaving the office with his high school basketball coach. Waco police declined to discuss what Dotson told authorities last week, saying only it did not change the course of their investigation. Dennehy’s Chevrolet Tahoe was found June 25 in a strip mall parking lot in Virginia Beach, Va. Authorities said Friday they were trying to determine if a 9mm handgun found Thursday at a Waco apartment complex near Baylor was related to Dennehy’s disappearance. According to an earlier search warrant affidavit, an unidentified informant reported to Delaware authorities that Dotson told a cousin he shot Dennehy as the two argued while shooting 9mm guns in the Waco area. Friends have said Dennehy and Dotson told them they bought guns because they had been threatened.

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07-21-2003, 10:56 PM	#2
pale blue eyes NOPE. Location: :/ Posts: 15,110	I was wondering what happened with that. I'm guessing that they have yet to find a body yet?

07-21-2003, 11:53 PM	#3
Junebug Minion of Satan Posts: 7,072	I'm almost positive they haven't found a body yet. This case is so strange and creepy for some reason. Poor guys.