The Office of Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger announced that a Baltimore County jury found a Bethesda man guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and other charges from a Dundalk homicide case from 2022. Here is their release:
On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, a Baltimore County jury found Keith Brian Russell, 40, of Bethesda, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime or violence.
Almost exactly four years earlier, on March 2, 2022, Baltimore County Police were called to the report of shots fired on the 1900 block of Ewald Avenue in Dundalk.
Police found victim Tayvon Scott suffering from multiple gunshot wounds by his vehicle. Scott had been shot in the back, chest, arms, and legs in what is sometimes referred to as a “drive-by” shooting in broad daylight around 2:35pm.
Investigation revealed that Scott had no connections to either defendant whatsoever. The defendants fired at Tayvon Scott from both the driver’s and passenger’s seats, one using a .223 rifle and one using a .45 handgun.
The investigation into the murder of Tayvon Scott was truly a collaborative effort including responses from: the Baltimore County Police Department, the Baltimore City Police Department, the Howard County Police Department, the Montgomery County Police Department, the Prince George’s County Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger would like to thank Deputy State’s Attorney John Cox and Assistant State’s Attorney Zarena Sita for their tireless hard work in presenting the case to the jury and securing a conviction.
Shellenberger would also thank the many agencies whose work helped to bring justice to Tavyon Scott’s family, including the Baltimore County Police Department and ATF.
“This case demonstrates our relentless commitment to hold violent criminals accountable,” said Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer, ATF Baltimore.
“I am proud of our ATF agents and the state and local detectives that spent months pursuing justice in this case.”
“I commend the Baltimore County homicide detectives for their dedicated teamwork in bringing this case to a resolution,” said Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough.
“The detectives’ professionalism and skill, along with the efforts of their state and federal partners, were pivotal in building a case that resulted in this guilty verdict.”
The defendant elected to be sentenced immediately after the jury verdict, and was given a
sentence of life imprisonment plus forty-five years in the Division of Corrections by Judge Keith R. Truffer of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
