One of Two Individuals in Davidsonville Arson-Murder Case Sentenced to Life with the Possibility of Parole
One of the two people charged in connection with an arson turned murder investigation following a discovery of burner remains outside a business in Davidsonville last year. Yesterday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, Jonah Michael Poole, age 19, of Davidsonville, was sentenced to Life in Prison with the Possibility of Parole. Poole pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder on March 18, 2026, in the May 2025 death of 67-year-old Edward Stephen Koza, owner of Tropic Bay Water Gardens in Davidsonville. Related: Charging Documents Detail Arrests of Kylee Dakes and Jonah Poole, Both 18, for Alleged Roles in Death of Man Found Bound with Tape in a Burning Vehicle in Davidsonville Poole was also ordered to forfeit approximately $215,000 stolen from the victim, and a $15,000 truck purchased with additional stolen funds to the victim's estate. Poole's co-defendant, 19-year-old Kylee Alyssa Dakes, was also charged with First-Degree Murder and is pend...
