Michael West Charged With First-Degree Murder in Pikesville Killing
Police say investigators used receipts with security footage to identify a suspect in the November killing.
Overview
- Baltimore County police announced that 47-year-old Michael West is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 12 death of 65-year-old Emmanuel Grant Jr.
- West was ordered held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center following his arrest this week, court records show.
- Officers conducting a welfare check at Grant’s Snow Meadow Lane apartment found him deceased with upper-body trauma, and the medical examiner ruled the case a homicide.
- Charging documents describe multiple stab wounds and say receipts recovered from Grant’s car led detectives to surveillance video showing Grant and West together before the killing.
- Investigators say footage showed Grant’s car abandoned near the Falls Road Light Rail, West boarding a train, and cash withdrawals made with Grant’s debit card, as the county reports a nearly 10% drop in overall 2025 crime and the state reports a 28% decline in homicides.