A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to kill a man with the help of his estranged wife and a former city police officer, according to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Alonzo Michael Epps Jr. pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, according to court records. He was also forced to serve five years of probation after being released from jail.
On January 10, 2024, Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville for a complaint of a strange car in a field. The caller stated that the vehicle had been in the area with its flashers activated for several hours.
According to court records, deputies arrived to discover the vehicle off the road, covered in dirt and blood. The automobile was registered to Brice Wendell Boots, 66, of Pikesville.
According to investigators, Boots died inside the car after suffering several injuries.
Maryland murder investigation
When sheriff’s deputies went to Boots’ house to find his next of kin, they discovered from neighbors that his estranged wife, Frances Virginia Hamilton, had been spotted there the night before, according to court documents.
A neighbor informed deputies that Hamilton was seen with two guys, who were thought to be her nephews. According to court documents, one of the guys was identified as Epps, and the other as Keon Wilson-Hawkins.
According to court documents, detectives discovered that Boots and Hamilton were divorcing and that Boots had previously voiced concern for his safety from Hamilton.
Phone records reveal murder plot
During the search of Boots’ residence, officials discovered indications of a physical altercation. Court documents reveal that Boots was violently abducted. The state medical examiner declared Boots’ death a homicide.
According to court filings, officials checked phone records and discovered that Boots, Hamilton, and Wilson-Hawkins were at Boots’ home from January 9, 2024, to the early hours of January 10.
According to Boots’ and Wilson-Hawkins’ cellphone data, they left their home around 4:30 a.m. on January 10, 2024, and went on I-70 toward Frederick.
Boots’ and Wilson-Hawkins’ devices arrived at Crum Road at 6:20 a.m., according to court filings. Around 6:30 a.m., Wilson-Hawkins’ device departed the area and returned to his Baltimore house.
Reaching resolution
According to court records, Wilson-Hawkins’ DNA was discovered on a bloody glove retrieved from the Crum Road scene.
Wilson-Hawkins was convicted of murder, kidnapping, and carjacking in July 2025. He received an 85-year prison sentence, according to court officials.
Hamilton committed suicide in Anne Arundel County on February 24, 2024, before being caught, according to court records.
According to court records, Epps willingly participated in Boots’ assault at his home and volunteered to help carry out the murder.Alonzo Epps chose to join in a violent and calculated plot that began with an assault in the victim’s house and resulted in his death, according to State’s Attorney Charlie Smith.
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