19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Brutal 2025 Murder of Maryland Garden Center Owner
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One of the two teenagers in Anne Arundel County pleaded guilty to the murder of the owner of a koi tent pond business in Davidsonville, Maryland, in May 2025. Jonah Michael Poole, 19, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to first-degree murder for the death of 67-year-old Edward Koza, owner of Tropic Bay Water Gardens, on May 24, 2025. His sentence is scheduled for June 26. Poole’s girlfriend, Kylee Alyssa Dakes, 19 years old, is also charged with murder…
Man pleads guilty to murder of garden shop owner in Anne Arundel County
One of the suspects charged with killing a shop owner in Anne Arundel County last year entered a guilty plea Wednesday. Jonah Michael Poole, 19, formally pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 67-year-old Edward Stephen Koza. Police said a car was found on fire on May 24, 2025 in the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Water Gardens in Davidsonville. Firefighters extinguished the fire and found human remains, which were later determined…
Davidsonville Teen Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder in Death of Tropic Bay Water Gardens Owner
A 19-year-old Davidsonville man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the May 2025 killing of Edward Stephen Koza, the longtime owner of Tropic Bay Water Gardens in Davidsonville. Jonah Michael Poole entered the guilty plea Thursday afternoon in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in connection with Koza’s death on May 24, 2025. Judge Cathleen Vitale scheduled sentencing for June 26, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Koza, 67, was identified last June a…
1 suspect in killing of garden shop owner pleads guilty to murder
One of the suspects arrested in connection with the death of an Anne Arundel County garden shop owner pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Jonah Poole, 19, of Davidsonville, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of Edward Koza, 67, according to the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office. Video above: Murder suspect ruled competent to stand trial (October 2025) Koza, who police said was kidnapped before being killed on May 24, 2025, was the owner of…
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