The man accused of launching a police ambush that ended with the fatal shooting of an undercover detective was found guilty of murder Friday even though he didn’t fire the shot that killed the officer. who was going to work an overtime shift to make this community safer,” Prince George’s County Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Ruddy said in court. In addition to second-degree depraved-heart murder, Ford was convicted of assault and weapons charges after the jury deliberated for about three hours. Prince George’s County police Officer Jacai Colson was killed by a fellow officer as they responded to a shooting outside a police station in Palmer Park, Md. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks said Ford was convicted of 31 counts.

Source: Washington Post November 02, 2018 22:38 UTC