According to police, a man was charged with murder in Maryland on Sunday after a woman was discovered dead inside his truck at a Costco distribution center.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office reported that about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies were summoned to the distribution center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia, Maryland, for a welfare check. The caller stated that a truck driver looked to be intoxicated and had busted out a glass on his tractor-trailer.
Deputies arrived and spoke with the man driving the truck, which was parked near the Costco entrance.
According to the sheriff’s office, the guy, later identified as 46-year-old Matthew Sidney Watley of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was “argumentative” and refused to communicate with deputies.
Deputies erected spike stop strips in front and behind the tractor-trailer after finding Watley was under the influence, preventing him from driving out of the parking lot. Despite the deterrent, he attempted to flee, striking the spike strips and forcing police on a slow chase inside the Costco distribution lot.
The truck eventually came to a halt in the Costco exit lane. Deputies tried again and again to get Watley to exit his truck, but he refused and remained aggressive, resulting in his being pepper sprayed through his open window.
According to the sheriff’s office, Watley still refused to exit his vehicle, so deputies had to break a glass to enter the cab, where he was tased and detained.
Deputies discovered the body of a woman on the floorboard of the cab. Her identity will not be published until her family is notified, according to the sheriff’s office.
Watley, who is accused of first- and second-degree murder, is being treated at Frederick Health Hospital.
The case is still being investigated.
