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The man wanted in the January killing of a Maryland Transit Administration mobility driver has been arrested in South Carolina, police said Tuesday.
Marquis Poteat was arrested in Florence, South Carolina, with the help of U.S. marshals and Florence County sheriff s deputies.
Poteat, 33, is awaiting extradition. When he is returned to Baltimore, Poteat will be charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and firearms violations.
Frankye Duckett was seated in his vehicle when he was shot. It came three months after bus driver Marcus Parks was shot while on duty.
Updated: 2:38 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 (Above video from January)A Baltimore man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of an MTA MobilityLink driver is in police custody in South Carolina.Florence County Sheriff s Office records show Marquis Poteat is in their custody.Baltimore police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that Poteat was apprehended by U.S. Marshals and Florence County sheriff s deputies. Poteat awaits extradition back to Baltimore later this month.In January, police said Poteat and another man, Ernest Ford, shot and killed Frankye Duckett on Jan. 29 on Moravia Road in northeast Baltimore while Duckett was on his route. Ford was arrested in January.Baltimore police said Poteat will be charged upon his return with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and firearms violations.
By Robert Kennedy
Apr 5, 2021 8:56 AM
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) â An intensive law enforcement operation targeting drugs and other criminal activity in Oconto County resulted in eight arrests and dozens of tickets.
Sheriffâs officials say the effort took place March 26 in the cities of Oconto Falls, Gillett and Oconto; and the towns of Stiles, Oconto Falls, Morgan, Gillett and Underhill.
Deputies say they pulled over 172 vehicles and issued 54 tickets and issued 183 warnings. Police dogs were used 41 times, with the dogs locating something suspicious 25 times.
Tickets and arrests were for:
Criminal and civil traffic violations
Possession of Schedule II narcotic
Warrants