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16th April 2016, 05:58 AM
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/crime/article_6c41ff38-8525-5c36-9021-95347cfd50b8.html
A SunTrust executive killed inside his Richmond home Saturday died from a sharp force injury to his neck, the state medical examiner’s office said Monday.
An autopsy conducted by the medical examiner also confirmed Brian E. Szabo’s death to be a homicide, a spokeswoman said.
Meanwhile, the man charged in Szabo’s slaying, Nigel E. Walker, 26, made a brief appearance in Richmond General District Court Monday via video from the Richmond City Justice Center, where he is being held without bond.
A judge appointed Richmond public defender William Efird to represent Walker and scheduled his preliminary hearing for May 12 on charges of first-degree murder and using a knife in the commission of a felony.
Police said Szabo, 55, was fatally stabbed about 2 a.m. Saturday inside his family’s residence in the 100 block of Westmoreland Street in an incident stemming from an argument with Walker, who police said was a guest at the home. A family friend and co-worker said Walker was a friend of the family who got to know them through Szabo’s daughter.
Police said Walker fled after the attack but then returned to the home about 5 a.m. and surrendered to officers. Police have not released details about the argument that led to the slaying. Szabo’s wife and daughter were apparently inside the home at the time.
Court papers filed Monday indicate Walker is a native of New Orleans who has been living in Virginia for eight months. His address is listed as the same as Szabo’s.
Walker has no job or family ties here, and his only source of income is a mental disability stipend of $1,400 a month. He has no prior criminal history, according to court filings.
Szabo was an executive vice president of SunTrust Bank who had steadily advanced within the company over a 26-year career. Over the years he served as the company’s general auditor, vice president of corporate strategies, senior vice president of consumer banking, executive vice president of SunTrust Mortgage and was executive vice president of corporate operational risk at the time of his death.
A SunTrust executive killed inside his Richmond home Saturday died from a sharp force injury to his neck, the state medical examiner’s office said Monday.
An autopsy conducted by the medical examiner also confirmed Brian E. Szabo’s death to be a homicide, a spokeswoman said.
Meanwhile, the man charged in Szabo’s slaying, Nigel E. Walker, 26, made a brief appearance in Richmond General District Court Monday via video from the Richmond City Justice Center, where he is being held without bond.
A judge appointed Richmond public defender William Efird to represent Walker and scheduled his preliminary hearing for May 12 on charges of first-degree murder and using a knife in the commission of a felony.
Police said Szabo, 55, was fatally stabbed about 2 a.m. Saturday inside his family’s residence in the 100 block of Westmoreland Street in an incident stemming from an argument with Walker, who police said was a guest at the home. A family friend and co-worker said Walker was a friend of the family who got to know them through Szabo’s daughter.
Police said Walker fled after the attack but then returned to the home about 5 a.m. and surrendered to officers. Police have not released details about the argument that led to the slaying. Szabo’s wife and daughter were apparently inside the home at the time.
Court papers filed Monday indicate Walker is a native of New Orleans who has been living in Virginia for eight months. His address is listed as the same as Szabo’s.
Walker has no job or family ties here, and his only source of income is a mental disability stipend of $1,400 a month. He has no prior criminal history, according to court filings.
Szabo was an executive vice president of SunTrust Bank who had steadily advanced within the company over a 26-year career. Over the years he served as the company’s general auditor, vice president of corporate strategies, senior vice president of consumer banking, executive vice president of SunTrust Mortgage and was executive vice president of corporate operational risk at the time of his death.