17-Year-Old Faces Potential Life in Prison
After an 8 day trial, a Baltimore jury has convicted a 17-year-old in the death of police officer Amy Caprio. Caprio, 29, was killed a year ago after she stopped a suspicious looking Jeep in Perry Hall. According to testimony, she blocked the path of the Jeep with her squad car and got out of the vehicle. The defendant then accelerated the Jeep and ran her over. The entire incident was captured by Caprio’s body camera, which showed the defendant ducking down and hitting the gas. Caprio fired once at the windshield before the vehicle hit her.
The defendant was one of four teens who had been committing burglaries in the area. The other three have been charged with felony murder and are expected to stand trial.
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Police in Jefferson County, West Virginia have arrested and charged a man from Frederick, Maryland with the slaying of a 24-year-old Virginia resident. The 43-year-suspect was formally charged on Monday, May 13, in the death of Devon Wallace, of Alexandria. According to reports, the homicide occurred in Frederick, but the body was taken to West Virginia, where it was found in a field on Thursday, May 2. Police have yet to establish a motive, but say the victim died of blunt-force trauma to the head. The 
