UPDATE: MSP Arrests Suspect in Church Creek Death Investigation

UPDATE: Maryland State Police have arrested an East New Market man in connection with a death investigation launched in August.

On Oct. 19, a grand jury returned an indictment against 27-year-old Jacob Motley for charges of first and second degree assault, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. Motley was arrested without incident during a traffic stop conducted by an officer from the Department of Natural Resources Police on Wednesday morning. He is being held without bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center.

On Aug. 15, Maryland State Police launched a death investigation after a passerby found a body in the phragmites on Golden Hill Road. The body was ultimately identified as 35-year-old Timothy David Wolfe, Jr., of no fixed address, on Aug. 28. 

WMDT will continue to update this story as details are made available. 

CHURCH CREEK, Md. – The Maryland State Police (MSP) Homicide Unit continues to investigate after a body was found in Church Creek two weeks ago.

At approximately 1:50 p.m. on Aug. 15, deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a found body, located in the phragmites in the area of Golden Hill Road.

At the request of the Sheriff’s Office, the MSP Homicide Unit responded to lead the investigation. The circumstances surrounding the death of the unidentified man remain under investigation. The identity of the deceased and cause of death is pending autopsy results.

There are no further details at this time.

Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is urged to call 202-953-1903.

This article was originally published on Aug. 24 at 5:42 p.m.