Police identify victim and suspect in White Oak homicide

Anthony Michael Strong was
arrested Tuesday morning

The White Oak homicide victim and her alleged killer shared the Bradbury Manor Court home where police found her body Tuesday morning. Victim Chaunya Michalyn Blackwell, 43, and suspect Anthony Miguel Strong, 50, were dating, police said. The relationship ended with Strong phoning police yesterday morning to report he had just killed his girlfriend.

Officers arrived at the scene to find Strong standing outside the home. He cooperated with police, and was arrested without incident. Inside, officers found Blackwell deceased. Detectives noted trauma to her body, which was transported to Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, who will determine the cause of her death.

The Department urges anyone with information about this homicide to contact the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070.