Police Charge Edgewater Man in Connection with Wife's Murder

The Anne Arundel County Police today announced the arrest of an Edgewater man in connection with the murder of his wife. 

Nancianne Houston, 47, was found dead and her husband, James Houston, 58, was left critically injured at a waterfront residence in Edgewater, more than a year after filing for divorce and asking a judge for an order of protection.

Officers responded for a report of a stabbing at an apartment located at 48 South River Road S on August 9, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m. In a statement, department officials said the officers located an adult female and an adult male at the scene with apparent stab wounds. Officers immediately provided medical aid. 

Mrs. Houston was reportedly pronounced deceased at the scene by fire department personnel. 

Mr. Houston was transported to the Multi-Trauma Critical Care Unit at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with serious, life-threatening injuries to his upper body and an extremity.  Houston was later discharged. 

According to police department officials, on September 25, 2024, detectives received an arrest warrant for Mr. Houston, charging him with the murder of his wife, Nancianne Houston. Mr. Houston was charged with first and second-degree murder and related assault charges. At approximately 8:00 a.m., on September 27, 2024, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Fugitive Apprehension Team located Houston in Edgewater and transported him to the Jennifer Road Detention Center for processing.

Report Annapolis News has obtained the charging documents:

Mr. Houston is currently being held without bond at the Jennifer Road Detention Center.  

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