Sentencing scheduled for May.
Juwann Terry Stewart (Photo from Brunswick Police Department)
Frederick, Md (KM) A teenager charged last year with the rape and murder of a Brunswick woman entered a plea on Wednesday. The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office says Juwann Terry Stewart, 18, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to first-degree murder and first-degree rape. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, May 5th, 2025. .
Stewart was arrested last year by Brunswick Police after Tammy Sue Coates, 61, was found deceased in her home in the 300 block of 9th Avenue on January 22, 2024.
Authorities say Coates had several stab wounds and injuries consistent with strangulation.
Stewart was 17 at the time of the murder, and was charged as an adult.
By Kevin McManus