Carl Kearney Jr., a 43-year-old high school football coach from Griffin, Georgia, walked into a police station located in Clinton, Maryland, and allegedly informed officers that he strangled his girlfriend, Patrina Best, to death inside her home. He’s charged with murder on Feb. 17.
As Fox 5 DC reports, officers checked Best’s Maryland residence and found her inside, dead. According to authorities, Kearney confessed that he strangled Best during an argument. He has been charged with first and second-degree murder. Kearney is still in the custody of the Maryland Department of Corrections. Kearney is the head coach of the Spalding High School varsity football team and graduated from Georgia State University.
Preliminarily, detectives don’t believe this is a random crime.There is no on-going threat to the community. If anyone has any information, please submit your tip using the P3 Tips app or call @PGCrimeSolvers 1-866-411-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/kAl8SRBLiO— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) February 17, 2024
According to Sports Illustrated, the Prince George’s County police department released a statement on Feb. 18, declaring that Kearney confessed to investigators during an interview.
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