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Medical tech indicted for 1st-degree murder in death of philanthropist at Potomac assisted living facility

Court hearing for Maurquise James postponed until May 8

Neal Augenstein - WTOP

April 24, 2026 1:53 p.m.

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Image of Maurquise James, 22, of Baltimore along with a screengrab from a security footage from the Cogir Senior Living Facility in Potomac. Photo credit: Elia Griffin

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Maurquise James has been indicted for first degree murder in the death of 87-year-old millionaire philanthropist Robert Fuller, Jr., who was found dead in his assisted living facility apartment with a gunshot wound to the head, on Valentine’s Day.

Court records show a Montgomery County grand jury indicted James on April 16.

A circuit court judge was originally scheduled to set a trial date for James on Friday morning. But the hearing was postponed to May 8, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office told WTOP.

Read more on WTOP.com.

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