Glen Burnie Man Convicted Of Murdering Former Federal Police Officer

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A Glen Burnie antheral has been convicted successful the 2006 execution of a erstwhile national protective services officer, authorities said Friday.

William McDonald, 41, was recovered blameworthy of first-degree felony murder, 2 counts of equipped robbery and aggregate firearms charges successful the shooting decease of Benjamin Curtis, according to the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office.

McDonald was antecedently convicted of Curtis’ execution successful 2018, but that condemnation was aboriginal thrown out.

Curtis was fatally changeable Aug. 12, 2006, wrong his SUV portion it was parked down an Odenton bar.

Authorities said Curtis and his woman had been sitting successful the conveyance erstwhile they were robbed astatine gunpoint. Curtis fought backmost erstwhile his woman was ordered to undress, a conflict ensued and McDonald changeable him successful the head.

Afterward, Curtis’ woman escaped and ran for help. When constabulary arrived, Curtis was live but unresponsive. He was rushed to a hospital, but helium did not survive.

The adjacent month, constabulary recovered a .40-caliber handgun from a New Jersey postulation stop. Ballistic tests aboriginal matched the limb to ammunition casings taken from Curtis’ SUV.

Interviews with the pistillate the weapon was confiscated from, on with her boyfriend, led detectives to McDonald, who was arrested and tried for Curtis’ murder.

A assemblage recovered McDonald blameworthy successful 2018, but an appeals tribunal declared a mistrial after uncovering that the assemblage was shown grounds it shouldn’t person seen, The Capital reports.

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Prosecutors are seeking a beingness condemnation for McDonald, whose sentencing proceeding is acceptable for Jan. 10.