BOYDS, Md. — A 35-year-old man held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility died at a hospital on Thursday, Nov. 12, a day after an assault at the jail left him with severe trauma to his upper body and head, the Montgomery County Department of Police said.
Police identified the man as Carlos Marcano Becerra, of no fixed address. Fifth District officers and Fire and Rescue personnel went to the facility, in the 22800 block of Whelan Lane, at about 11:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for a rescue call, and found Becerra with life-threatening injuries, according to the department’s Nov. 12 release.
Bethesda Magazine reported that Becerra was taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and died there on Thursday, and that police announced the death in a statement on Friday, Nov. 13. Police did not say what time on Thursday he died.
The suspect in the assault remained in custody at the jail, police said, and the Major Crimes Division Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. Police have not identified the suspect or described how the assault happened.
The correctional facility on Whelan Lane houses people who are awaiting trial or serving sentences of up to 18 months, and it can hold up to 1,028 people, according to the county’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.
Bethesda Magazine reported that online court records show Becerra was arrested on Oct. 15 and charged with three counts of second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, public disturbance while intoxicated and failure to identify himself to authorities, and that he was awaiting trial in Montgomery County District Court in Rockville on Nov. 20.