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Maryland Department of State Police

Robert Sykes was found stabbed and later pronounced deceased at the Maryland House of Corrections in Jessup.  Sykes was talking on a pay phone when the unknown suspect stabbed him.  Sykes death was ruled a homicide by stab wound.

Contact Information for this case:
Maryland State Police Homicide