Montgomery County police have arrested a resident of a Silver Spring senior apartment complex in the slaying of a 95-year-old fellow resident.
Police arrested Eric S. Dyson, 60, of the 500 block of Randolph Road, on Tuesday and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Dan Belvin.
Dyson reportedly told police he admitted to stabbing Belvin when the victim made unwelcome sexual advances toward him. Dyson reportedly claimed that he offered sexual favors to Belvin in exchange for the use of his vehicle and money.
Police said Belvin was last seen alive Feb. 19. A friend became concerned Monday and contacted Belvin’s building apartment manager, who checked his Randolph Village apartment and found Belvin dead. Police who responded to the scene reported that Belvin “had suffered multiple sharp force injuries.”
Police said Dyson had been using Belvin’s car prior to his death and that Belvin had asked for his keys back.
Investigators reportedly discovered that Dyson had been using Belvin’s credit cards between Feb. 19 and 23, and that a store surveillance camera had captured him using it[B1] .
Police arrested him after a staff member at the senior apartment community saw Dyson driving Belvin’s vehicle.
Dyson also faces charges of credit card theft, auto theft and fraud.
