Alonzo Michael Epps Jr., a Baltimore man accused in a plot that left a Pikesville man dead, pleaded guilty in Frederick County today and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with five years of probation to follow. Prosecutors say Epps agreed to help carry out a conspiracy that began with an assault at the victim’s home and ended with the victim being found in a vehicle parked in a Walkersville field.
Epps pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and received a 20-year term plus five years of probation after his release, according to CBS Baltimore. Court documents and reporting say investigators recovered a bloody glove at the Walkersville scene and used cellphone records to map where the people involved traveled on Jan. 10, 2024. Prosecutors told jurors that surveillance footage, phone data, and DNA formed the backbone of the case against multiple defendants.
Timeline and evidence
Frederick County deputies found the victim, identified as Brice Wendell Boots, inside a 2003 Toyota Sequoia in a field off the 8200 block of Crum Road on Jan. 10, 2024, with mud and blood on the exterior, as outlined by the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say surveillance footage and historical cellular records place Boots, his estranged wife Frances Virginia Hamilton, and at least one of the men tied to the case at Boots’ home the night before. Court testimony described severe injuries to Boots, including multiple stab wounds, rib fractures, and intracranial hemorrhaging, according to reporting by The Baltimore Banner.
Earlier convictions and sentences
Keon Wilson‑Hawkins, a co-defendant whose DNA prosecutors say matched material recovered at the Walkersville scene, was convicted in July 2025 and later sentenced to terms prosecutors described as the equivalent of roughly 85 years, as reported by WMAR2 News. Local reporting also notes that Frances Hamilton died by suicide on Feb. 24, 2024, before detectives could question her. Another Baltimore man, Alonzo Epps, was indicted in May 2024 and remained in custody until his guilty plea this week, court records show.
Prosecutor’s statement…