A Landover, Maryland, man charged with murdering his girlfriend earlier this month had previously been arrested and charged for assaulting her, then was released from custody in the weeks before the killing, according to Prince George’s County officials.
Harry Lindsey, 32, is accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Sharita Cristwell, of Bladensburg, during an argument on Saturday, Prince George’s County police said.
Weeks before the shooting, on June 16, Lindsey had been arrested and charged with first and second-degree assault, County Executive Aisha Braveboy said during a news conference on Tuesday. Braveboy said Lindsey strangled Cristwell during that incident, and prosecutors argued Lindsey should be held without bond…