Antonio Williams, 25, (pictured) has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder
A bond hearing for a Maryland man who has admitted to stabbing his six-year-old sister and the girl’s two cousins to death has descended into chaos after the suspect was heard making incoherent statements and his mother came to his defense.
Antonio Williams, 25, was arrested on Friday in the stabbing deaths of his sister Nadira and two other relatives, nine-year-old Ariana DeCree and six-year-old Ajayah DeCree.
All three girls were found dead in Clinton, Maryland, while Antonio was babysitting them. The grisly discovery was made by Nadira and Antonio’s mother, Andrena Kelley, when she returned home from working a night shift as a nurse early Friday morning.
Antonio, who according to police made a full confession to the stabbings, was brought into the Prince George’s County Courthouse Monday morning for a bond hearing, but a judge was forced to cut the proceedings short after a pandemonium erupted in the courtroom.
Williams, who celebrated his 25th birthday behind bars on Saturday, seemed disoriented as he was led into the stuffy, crowded courtroom by deputies. He was heard yelling, ‘I’m not the one you’re looking for’ and ‘he’s here.’
The venue was packed with furious family members of the three deceased girls, among them Nadira and Antonio’s sobbing mother, who stood up and repeatedly told her son, ‘Mommy loves you, reported Fox 5 DC.’
Nadira Withers, six, (pictured) and her two cousins nine-year-old Ariana DeCree and six-year-old Ajayah DeCree, were found dead early Friday morning in Clinton, Maryland
The bodies of the three young girls were found by Williams’ mother. They all suffered stab wounds and were found in one bed in the basement of the house. Nadira is pictured
The victims’ incensed relatives jumped to their feet and tried to lunge at Kelley, prompting deputies to intervene and physically hold them back, reported WUSA9.
Meanwhile, three deputies struggled to hold Antonio down at the defense table as he continued raving, heaving and crying, while prosecutors and lawyers tried in vain to calm him down.
The tumultuous bond review came to an abrupt end when Judge Patrice Lewis ordered the suspect to undergo a mental competency evaluation, to be completed by next Tuesday.
As Kelley and her family members were led out of the courtroom, she exclaimed, referring to her son, ‘He needs me!’
Kenneth Withers, Nadira’s father (pictured together, left), attended a chaotic bond hearing for Antonio Williams Monday. The girl’s stepmother is pictured with her on the right
The two fathers of the slain children lashed out at Kelley, hurling expletives at her and saying, ‘your daughter needed you. F*** you and your whole family. I hope you rot in hell!’
The DeCree sisters, who were the daughters of Kelley’s cousin, were from Newark, New Jersey, and had been staying in Maryland for the summer.
At around 7.30am on Friday, the two girls and six-year-old Nadira were found stabbed to death in a single bed in the basement.
Antonio Williams’ two-year-old sister was also in the house with him, but was not harmed, The Washington Post reported.
Williams has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder.
Cops said he did not try to leave the scene and he has confessed to stabbing and killing his relatives.
Cops said Williams (pictured as he is walked into court last week) did not try to leave the scene and he has confessed to stabbing and killing his relatives
Williams did leave his other two-year-old sister unharmed, though she was in the house with him
Prince George’s County police are investigating the deaths of three juveniles, aged five to nine, who were found dead in a house by a relative early on Friday morning
Video courtesy of WJLA
In a news conference with reporters police described the scene inside the home as ‘gruesome’.
State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, said: ‘We are absolutely heartbroken and we are so absolutely devastated.’
An extensive investigation is under way and officials said they were trying to figure out why Williams decided to kill the young girls one day before his birthday.
Meanwhile, Nadira’s father, Kenneth Withers, and stepmother Kimberly Nicole, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for her funeral.
On Facebook, Kimberly lashed at at Anthony Williams and his relatives, writing, ‘ANYONE who stands with Tone or tries to take up for him, may you burn in hell as well!’