baltimore county. >> senator kerrey's defense team makes them out to be in that. >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> he was on the run from police in baltimore county, but authorities tracked him down in alabama, and now he is charged with murder. that is our big story tonight. police say larry horton was the last first jersey ryan jackson alive and they put out a warrant for his arrest -- last person to see ryan jackson alive and they put out a warrant for his arrest. >> he was picked up by the mobile, alabama sheriff's department. we were tipped off by a new station in mobile. -- a news station in mobile. >> larry wortman is sitting in an alabama jail, accused of brutally -- larry horton is sitting in an alabama jail,

accused of brutally murdering ryan jackson. thaton's relatives thought he might be in the 700 block of this street and they went there to look for him. >> it is clear that these two people knew each other. they were acquaintances. they were part of a group of people that frequented the rambo court address. >> relatives say they found blood in the home. they held a vigil for ryan last saturday, not knowing that his body had already been found. earlier in the day, police found his body in the 5500 block of pennington ave. police say killer used a hatchett to his body several times. according to court records, horton has been in and out of jail on several charges and was supposed to be under supervised probation in two counties in maryland. >> why was he allowed to leave

the area? >> i will have to talk to detective about that. >> larry horton remains in custody in mobile, alabama. >> police are searching for the gun man that shot a man in milford mill. ernest bill bailes was found inside a vehicle on salt lake drive just after 11:00 p.m. last night. they say citizen discover the man after he was parked illegally. >> and a man is convicted of murder of a 16-year-old girl even though her body has never been found. >> it took the jury less than an hour and a half to find 36-year- old jason gross guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 16-year-old rochelle battle. this is the second no-body murder conviction here in baltimore.

cracks this family -- >> this family since 2006 has not known where their family member was. today, they got their first measure of closure. >> the prosecutor speaks for the family of rochelle battle after her killer was brought to justice. a tough task for a baltimore county jury thursday, should they convict 36-year-old jason gross of the murder of sheep -- of rochelle battle even though her body was never found? they are passionate closing arguments from the state and defense attorneys. the state cannot which has the appeal battle of bruising -- the uphill battle of proving the case said that they met in a chat room in 2009 and set up a need on the sixth. cellphone records show the two had conversations a number of times before they met and before she went missing, their phone

calls were bounced off the same cellphone tower. jason gross had been caught in several lies and had illegally used an incinerator, which authorities say had been cleaned out. the defense said there's no blood, dna, or fingerprints found in his home or on his property. they also gave testimony from the -- from battle's mother who said that she knew her daughter was sexually active and using drugs with men ages 19 to 23. still, the state said it is confident there was no doubt that gross met up with battle. after meeting at in baltimore, he put her in his truck, where she was never heard from again. >> extended the date has not

been set. -- a sentencing date has not been set. >> in baltimore city policeman is recovering after an accident in west baltimore. police say the officer crashed with a civilian. both are being treated for non- life threatening injuries. because of the accident is still under investigation. >> baltimore county police are investigating an overnight accident that killed a pedestrian. officials say the man was hit by a van near the intersection of eastern and virginia avenue in essex. it happened just after 11:00 p.m. as he tried to cross the street. he was taken to bayview medical center where he later died. we are told the driver remained at the scene. the defense strategy has pretty much been revealed in the federal corruption case against state senator ulysses currie. his attorneys are trying to convince the jury that the senator did not intend to break any laws.

david collins has more details. >> the federal bribery statute contains the word "knowingly," and part of their strategy is to focus on what the defense attorneys say is a lack of intent. that is why they are portraying one of the most powerful elected officials in annapolis as being not very bright and disorganized. the legal team of the center is attempting to dismantle the case of intent. the federal statute has the word "nowlin the" in it. the defense attorneys are planting the seeds of doubt by inferring, at least, did he know what he was doing? >> they are characterizing it as not being smart, disorganized, not paying attention to detail. how does this help its case? >> his actions were done out of carelessness, essentially. >> prosecutors charged under the guise of a consulting agreement, senator ulysses currie was bright, paid $245,000 over a

several year time frame for favors. the defense have acknowledged that this may be a conflict of interest, but not criminal. a former real-estate executive testified that senator ulysses currie's name came up during several corporate meetings. he recalls his name be brought up to arrange meetings with top state officials. during cross-examination, he admitted that he got raises because of the successes that the senator racked up. he cited his relationship with the senator on several job evaluations with his boss. everything from his incomplete financial statements to visit a shopper's cards on tax returns.

the jury is impossible to read. >> the claim that it has been done knowingly, well, if you did not have the intelligence and organization to have planned the intent of doing this knowingly, then you have not committed this crime. >> defense testimony resumes monday. several elected officials are expected to testify next week. >> it has been the big story all day, and will be, no doubt, for some time. linvilla koziura government reports that the former -- libya's government reports that the former dictator has been killed. there was an uprising in february that quickly turned into a civil war. sally kidd has reaction in washington. >> president obama has said that

gaddafi's that marks the end of a long and painful chapter. -- dass marks the end of a long and painful chapter. >> today, we can definitively say that the gaddafi regime has come to an end. >> president obama saying the dark shadow of tyranny have lifted. >> the united states together with the international community is committed to the libyan people. you have won your revolution. >> by most accounts, gaddafi was fighting amongst his loyalists when rebel fighters over to the city. france's defense minister said he tried to flee, but his convoy was overtaken by nato air strikes. he was killed by a bullet wounds to his head and chest. >> i think they can take this opportunity to move forward into the future. >> the road ahead for libyans will be difficult, according to ban ki moon. >> never forget that this is

only the end of the beginning. >> they will need help in economic planning and restructuring. they will need help with forming a justice system, and probably, help in reforming the government. >> republican lawmakers say the u.s. should have gotten involved earlier. >> it is great that it turned out well, but there are consequences. sometimes you do not just have to do the right thing, but the right thing at the right time. i think this administration failed to do that. >> there's more news ahead at 11 news at 6:00 p.m. how you can play a role in picking maryland's next state school superintendent. that story, coming up. >> hear what joe flacco think about taking so many body shops lately, coming up in sports. >> we will see what is ahead in

the winter months ahead. for now, we are transitioning back into fall. it is down

>> in tonight's education alert, it has been almost three months since the retirement of the longest serving state school superintendent in maryland. >> the longest in the nation, actually. state officials say they're eager to fill the top job, but not without plenty of public input. tim tooten joya does with that story. >> those in charge of the search had turned to the internet to get feedback. >> the state board of education has lined up half a dozen public hearings across maryland to develop a profile of the kind

of leader it wants to take the reins. >> we do not have many opportunities to choose a state superintendent. we have had a lot of solid leadership. this gives a chance for maryland residents to tell us what they want in the next one. >> the consultant hired to lead the search also developed an online survey. the confidential survey allows residents to log on and provide which group they want to -- they represent, the kind of superintendent they want to see the state higher, and written comments. >> it makes sense to me, and it extends the forum to a larger group, those people who cannot attend public hearings. they can do it online. >> and that is what state officials are counting on. >> every resident should go online. it is very simple and easy to do from the comfort of your own home. >> in the meantime, the interim superintendent will remain in charge until the new one is picked. >> we have a link to the online

survey have at our website wbaltv.com and click on "education other. you can also find when and where those public hearings will be held. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we approached the last 10 days of october and we're looking ahead to the winter. noa issued its winter out of today. based on the lightning out pattern in the pacific -- the la nina pattern in the pacific, they expect kind of the same pattern we saw last year. cold air across this area, warm across the gulf. the pacific northwest, northern rockies, remember how they had that tremendous snowpack last winter.

the potential is there for another heavy snowfall in these areas. unfortunately, in texas it looks like the dry drought conditions will continue. that will continue over toward florida. here in this area, will have to watch what happens more in the northern atlantic to determine what happens here. but it does look like a cold, snowy, wet weather here and dry and mild across the southwest. here we have a 50/50 shot at getting a winter pattern. typical winter weather is what it looks like for us. in the meantime, fall is coming back. the highs today were just around midnight. low temperatures were more like what we are experiencing now. the rain is holding off to our north and west and clearing skies are expected in the next couple of days. brisk, southwesterly breezes

will clear everything out, but the winds are still gusting. into the fifties around baltimore. oakland, just 36 degrees. rain and wet snow will be the featured therefore tonight and tomorrow. but east of the amounts as high pressure builds income expect dry weather to return. tonight, 41 in the suburbs, 51 downtown. the winds are still strong, but they should be closer t10 miles per hour by morning. as the powerful storm pulls away, the winds will diminish. a big area of high pressure covers half the country and that will provide a nice friday through sunday, just in time for the weekend. from garrett county to ocean city there will be a lot of sunshine saturday and sunday. temperatures tomorrow, a bit below normal. 65 would be normal.

will only have about 58 to 63. the winds will only occasionally does to 20 miles per hour -- bused to 20 miles per hour. the winds will diminish, but it could be choppy with wind out of the west occasionally over 20 knots. kind of a messy, cool day tomorrow, but the sunshine returns just for the weekend. regy timarron the eastern shore. sunny skies there on saturday. -- it will be breezy tomorrow at the eastern shore, sunny skies there on saturday. bundle up sunday morning in this area, temperatures in the mid to upper 30's to start. a chance for a shower monday and a chance for even a thunderstorm on wednesday and thursday. >> this is 11 sports. >> cornerback jimmy smits and chris carr both return to

practice today. a major step in the right direction for the ravens secondary. the hot topic this week has centered on the number of hits joe flacco endured in the pocket last week against houston. the guy who seemed the least concerned about joe flacco getting hit on game days, you guessed it, joe flacco. >> the best part of playing quarterback is getting hit every now and then. if you have to deal with it every now and then, you have to. i think we have played great. everybody is starting to come together. >> the ravens offense has a much tougher personality than just a few years ago. wide receiver anquan boldin have a lot to do with that. nothing makes him flinch. his mother told us he has always had a mean streak. >> he kicked his two teeth. they were already losing and he kicked them.

-- they were already loose. and he kicked them. >> are you kidding me? you kicked his teeth out? >> my older brother, we always thought. like i said, we got into it on a daily basis and one day he pushed me down the stairs. >> you can see our interview -- full interview with anquan boldin tonight on the ravens report. it airs at 10:00 p.m. tonight on wbal +. you'll find that on podcast @ 460.l 200 a, verizon filesios c.j. wilson became the first pitcher to lose but the all-star game and the world series. lance bergmann at the plate for the cardinals last night. he just how did write down right field. -- he just how did it right down right field.

-- hugged it right down right field. and a great move by tony la russa in the sixth. pinch-hit, allan gregg in for carter. dave refreeze scored the go- ahead when -- david freese scored the go-ahead winning run. arthur rhodes came on in his first world series appearance and shut the door in the eighth inning. the cardinals go on to win it, 3-2 overtaxes to take the game 1 lead in the best of seven series. -- over texas to take the game 1 lead in the best of seven series. [ dennis ] juggling insurance policies

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>> stammen up at 11:00 p.m., the verdict is guilty. baltimore county gets its second guilty verdict in a year in which no body was ever found. and reaction continues to pour in over the death of former libyan leader, muammar gaddafi. what is that could mean for the price at the pumps. -- what his death could mean for the price at the pumps. we will have these stori

>> a pretty day. >> yes, but the wind blew the leaves all night long. >> it is coming back your way tomorrow. watch out. 61 degrees tomorrow and not quite as windy, but still gusting over 20 miles per hour at times. a little cooler than normal. jellied weather in -- cold weather entering the weekend. afternoon temperatures in the low 60's. monday, a slight chance for a shower and that could bring thunderstorms for wednesday and thursday. >> thanks for joining as. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--