Middle River murder suspect involved in four violent crimes and three murders, records show

WBFF (Baltimore County, MD) — Bryan Cherry, the suspect in the Middle River double murder case, is involved in four violent crimes, including three murders, in the city and Baltimore County, according to newly obtained court records.

Baltimore County Police announced the arrest of 36-year-old Bryan Cherry for the July 5 murders of 29-year-old Autumn Harvey and her grandmother Iona Sellers, 75.

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Cherry's scheduled bail hearing has been postponed until next week.

A look at Cherry's court records shows that the murders were part of a series of violent crimes Cherry is alleged to have committed in June and July.

FOX45 News has obtained the indictment for each case.

On June 24, Cherry was accused of attacking a supermarket employee with a knife in Baltimore City.

Two days later, on June 26, he was accused of stabbing a co-worker eight times as the victim was distributing free supplies at East Baltimore Medical Center.

According to records, an arrest warrant was issued for Cherry in that case on July 1, four days before investigators say he entered the home of Autumn Harvey and Iona Sellers and murdered the two women.

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According to charging documents, investigators linked Cherry to the murders through surveillance video, Sellers' bank records and DNA. Investigators said they have not yet identified a motive.

On July 14, the day of Cherry's arrest, 38-year-old Sierra Johnson was found beaten to death in a Latrobe Homes unit in the city, according to investigators. That Abbott Court address is associated with Cherry. Officers responding to the call tracked him down and took him into custody on murder charges.

In charging documents, county police later used and compared evidence collected in that case to identify Cherry as a suspect in the Middle River double homicide.

FOX45 News also found that the four violent crimes occurred while Cherry was on parole. He faces a felony charge of drug possession with intent to traffic in Baltimore City in 2023.

Court officials confirmed in May 2023: “A judge ordered the defendant's release into custody pending drug evaluation and treatment.”

Cherry's trial was scheduled for July 22.

FOX45 News questioned further details about Cherry's pre-trial release.

A spokesman for the city's district attorney's office referred the investigation to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

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The ministry has not yet responded.

Cherry's bail hearing in the Middle River murder case has been postponed until August 26.