Search Ongoing For Suspect Accused Of Killing Maryland Judge In ‘Targeted Attack’
The post Search Ongoing For Suspect Accused Of Killing Maryland Judge In ‘Targeted Attack’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Authorities in Maryland are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting a state judge in what officials are calling a “targeted attack” outside his home, just hours after the judge ruled in favor of the suspect’s wife in a child-custody case. Murder suspect Pedro Argote remains on the run after allegedly shooting a Maryland judge. Associated Press Key Facts Pedro Manuel Argote, 49, is suspected of shooting Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson around 8 p.m. Thursday night outside the late judge’s home in Hagerstown, in north-central Maryland, while his wife and son were inside. Wilkinson, 52, was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service. The shooting came the same day as Wilkinson presided over a custody case between Argote and his wife over their four children—ages 3 to 12–with Wilkinson dealing a partial judgment of absolute divorce, ordering Argote to pay $1,120 in monthly child support, and granting Argote’s wife sole possession of their home while blocking Argote from entering the home. Argote was not present for the hearing, according to Brian Albert, the sheriff of Washington County, Maryland, who said in a press conference on Friday that Argote has been identified as a primary suspect in the shooting, with federal, state and local authorities involved in his search. Argote, who officials claim is armed and dangerous, is believed to be driving a 2009 silver Mercedes GL 450 with the plate number 4EH0408. Big Number $10,000. That’s how much the size of the reward from the U.S. Marshals Office for information that leads to Argote’s arrest. Contra Argote’s wife had previously filed a domestic violence petition against Argote in June 2022, claiming he had physically abused one of their daughters and that he kept a…
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Topline Authorities in Maryland are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting a state judge in what officials are calling a “targeted attack” outside his home, just hours after the judge ruled in favor of the suspect’s wife in a child-custody case. Murder suspect Pedro Argote remains on the run after allegedly shooting a Maryland judge. Associated Press Key Facts Pedro Manuel Argote, 49, is suspected of shooting Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson around 8 p.m. Thursday night outside the late judge’s home in Hagerstown, in north-central Maryland, while his wife and son were inside. Wilkinson, 52, was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service. The shooting came the same day as Wilkinson presided over a custody case between Argote and his wife over their four children—ages 3 to 12–with Wilkinson dealing a partial judgment of absolute divorce, ordering Argote to pay $1,120 in monthly child support, and granting Argote’s wife sole possession of their home while blocking Argote from entering the home. Argote was not present for the hearing, according to Brian Albert, the sheriff of Washington County, Maryland, who said in a press conference on Friday that Argote has been identified as a primary suspect in the shooting, with federal, state and local authorities involved in his search. Argote, who officials claim is armed and dangerous, is believed to be driving a 2009 silver Mercedes GL 450 with the plate number 4EH0408. Big Number $10,000. That’s how much the size of the reward from the U.S. Marshals Office for information that leads to Argote’s arrest. Contra Argote’s wife had previously filed a domestic violence petition against Argote in June 2022, claiming he had physically abused one of their daughters and that he kept a…
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