PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police’s Homicide Unit was commended Wednesday for the five-year transgression probe that resulted successful the condemnation of 52-year-old Joseph Leissler. According to authorities, Leissler ordered the decease of different inmate successful 2016.
Leissler is an inmate astatine Jessup Correctional Institution. He was recovered blameworthy of archetypal and second-degree murder, conspiracy to perpetrate first-degree murder, pack information by causing the decease of different inmate and supervising a gang.
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“The hard work, dedication and persistence demonstrated by investigators of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit went beyond the archetypal execution probe and were cardinal successful securing a condemnation of the idiosyncratic liable for ordering the decease of an inmate,” said Colonel Woodrow W. Jones III, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.
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Officials said the archetypal probe began successful Aug. 2016 pursuing the execution of 43-year-old John O’Sullivan. Officials said O’Sullivan was stabbed to decease during an unprovoked onslaught portion leaving the showers. He was a subordinate of a rival gang, Dead Man Inc.
After a thorough investigation, 3 suspects were revealed and were aboriginal charged successful 2016. They were identified arsenic Brian Hare, Vincent Bunner and Calvin Lochner and were each recovered to beryllium members of the Aryan Brotherhood. They were convicted successful 2020.
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Officials said accusation revealed the 2016 execution was ordered by the person of Aryan Brotherhood, who was aboriginal identified arsenic Leissler.