Pr. George’s police make 4 arrests in 5 murders
By Freeman Klopott
Examiner Staff Writer 11/20/08
The closed cases come after a spike in homicides in early November and represent half the homicides in Prince George’s so far this month.
Jacob L. Brooks, 19, of Landover, was charged with murder in connection with the Nov. 3 shooting death of Daryl T. Clark, 36, of Landover.
Damien Von Wheeler, 23, of Bowie, was charged with murder in the Nov. 9 shooting death of Deangelo Kevin Alston, 19, of Landover.
Darrell Raynard McCarty, 19, of Suitland, faces two murder charges in connection with the Nov. 7 shooting deaths of Mario N. Shepard, 26, of Cheltenham, and Kelvin Antonio Franklin, 23, of Upper Marlboro. The bodies of both men were found in a Suitland cemetery.
Brandon Christopher Reeves, 20, of Temple Hills, was charged with murder in connection to the Nov. 7 shooting death of Charles Leroy Ware, 53, of Temple Hills.
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POSTED Dec 8, 2008
us soldier: "i was not charged with murder .. and also this a case of self defense after alston and 5 of his friends started shooting at me a marine and 2 other civilians in a populated townhouse community .. i am a united states soldier who recently returned home from iraq .. for what .. i defend this country after being on over 70 missions in iraq to come home and have civilians shootin at me i wish i could have acted differntly but i had no choice .. MAY MR. ALSTON R.I.P he died on his b-day... and i didn't even know him and he didn't know me"