he called frank williams, and that williams drove tyrone brown and william ward iii to the mall. pridget and his girlfriend were followed by the mall -- around the mall by the four men, as seen on surveillance video. brown went quickly after them when they left. video shows the suspects walking quickly through the mall afterward, and to the parking garages. >> the victim leaves the mall, and he is murdered by the shooter. tyrone brown fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where officers found him, dead when they arrived. >> all four suspects are facing first-degree murder and using a handgun in a felony. it is a mystery still why they wanted the victim killed, our police are simply not releasing that information at this point. all four suspects are being held without bond as the case is under investigation. >> thank you. deliberations continue in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a maryland corrections officer. the jury is considering key evidence against leigh stevens, who could be facing the death penalty can base he has the l

jermell brandon and william ward communicating by cell phone... and actually following the victim through the mall.pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. (49:52)we should note this investigation remains open....we do not know why pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to the mall looking for him. him.all four men are charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun during a felony crime. they're waking up this morning behind bars at the baltimore county detention center live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a harford county officer is recovering this morning... after an overnight police chase. chase.it started just after midnight... on route 152 outh in joppa.officers were trying to pull over a 2005 chevy cobalt... when the driver didn't stop... leading them on a 3-mile chase.the pursuit got turned around... heaaing north on old joppa road.we're working to find out whether the suspect's car rammed into the officer's car... or if

police were able to arrest tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward for the shooting death of 19-year-old rodney pridget. police say the four man saw the man and coordinated the attack outside the mall. >> they put this together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the detective work that it takes to cooperate evidence like this. >> police have not made it clear what prompted the man to target pridget. a man in towson was kidnapped. this happened there washington avenue around 5:00 p.m. last thursday. two man pulled a gun and forced him to withdraw money from an atm before dumping him off in the city. residents are alarmed. >> they call me off guard. it was so crazy it happened so close to a college. >> it is scary. i was walking by myself. >> police have a vague description of the suspects as they continue their investigation. >> an alleged assault at the hands of a police officer. video was taken from it camera back in 2010 and it shows a man named ricky thomas duck around a corner. then, an officer with a spotlight -- a flash light spots him. another officer identifi

jermell brandon and william ward following he victim hrough phe mall.detectives are still trying to figure out exactly how the four were connected to the victim. a city officer... ccught on surveillance tape kicking and punching a man... is noo suspen. suspended. this video ... captured by a city surveillance camera in 2010 ... shows officer donyell briggs approaching a north baltimore man he pulled over. then it appears to show the officer punching and kicking ricky thomas. the attorney for officer briggs says he was only defending himself fter thomas pushed him to the ground ... something the camera doesn t show. this is the bpd holding itself accountable, and you're going to see more of that, we are going to encourage people, when they witness inappropriate activity to call internal affairs" affairs" officer briggs was given probation by a judge and now faces an internal investigation to see if he peeps his job just a few hours from now... there will be a ceremony naming a street after a slain offfcer.the 600-block of wildwood parkway and edmondson avenue will be renamed... ""olice offi

jermell brandon and william ward communncating following the victim through the maal.pridget was foundying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. (49:52)we hould note this investigation remains open....we do not know why pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to him.all four men are charged with first degree murder and pse of a handgun during a felony crime. they're waking up this morning county detention center live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 3 3 an inmate using facebook ppompts an investigation... after a surprising allegation. it's a story you're seeing first on fox. fox.it's this image on of it all. charles er johnson, a-k-a, "chucky t"..... seen in his ccll on his profile picture. johnson is an inmate at the baltimore city detention center suspected of using his cell phone to post statuses... ann send messages to witnesses. now... there's a sweep for contraband at the jessup correctional institution with the country's first cell phone sniffing dog &punit. officials say th dogs are p

jermell brandon spotted rodney pridget and called frank williams and william ward. then 19-year-old tyrone brown shot pridget multiple times. pridget was clearly targeted, but they haven't figured out why yet. >> we do not know why pridget was targeted, only that he was targeted. they went to the mall looking for him. >> all four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the use of a handgun during a felony. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. kelly swoope, abc2 news. jamie? >>> here's the latest on the accused paving scammer tommy clack. today clack had a criminal case in anne arundel county. they do expect a resolution soon but they're not telling us exactly what that may be. we'll keep you updated on any developments. >>> a city police officer paid to protect and serve but not to beat up a suspect. one officers is in hot water after he hit a suspect and it was caught on tape. >> reporter: the case did go to court and officer donyell briggs was placed on leave. now he's waiting to see if he will keep his job. this hap

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williams brings in 19-year-old tyrone brown and 44-year-old william ward to the mall. >> it -- the camera was absolutely essential in helping us solve the case. the video footage enough would not have been enough. we want to give full credit to our detectives who have spent countless hours since this murder going through all of this footage. >> now police believe pridget was clearly targeted but the reason for his murder, we don't know yet. all four suspects have been charged with million dollar and all are locked up at the detention center. jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> right now an update to an evaluation and the use of social social numbers of the deceased. back in november, joce sterman exposed problems with the death master time and how social security numbers are getting into the hands of thieves. >> reporter: today in our nation's capital, the house ways and means committee put the master time under the microscope. they summoned people to find out why the social security numbers of the dead are getting into the hands of identity thieves. we first shed light on this problem in dece

say jamal brandon spotted him and called frank williams who drove to the paul with two others, william ward and tyrone brown, police say the four men used cell phones to communicate as they followed bridgette throughout the mall and ended outside nordstrum where priggette was shot and killed, hundreds of cameras inside and outside the mall tracked the suspects. >> the video footage from the cameras in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. >> neighbors in this area are still wary of what happened. >> you don't really think about the mall being that bad but i guess it has gotten worse in later years. >> i don't know the reason why it happens but it should not have. >> weeks later priggette's family is still coming to grips with the loss. >> it is like i am walking around with a hole in me, i love that boy, plus he is my only son. i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> investigators are still trying to figure out why priggette was targeted, back to you. >> all forehave been charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun in the com

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tyrone brown, frank williams, william ward ii faced charges in ney death of rode pridgett. officers say that tedious analysis of the mall surveillance video help them crack the case. >> nice day, lots of sunshine, a little chillier than we have been experiencing earlier in the week. temperatures are about where they blog -- belong. out to the west there is a big storm. part of it is reign from mississippi, louisiana, and down into colorado, there is a blizzard. around denver, almost two feet of snow has fallen that storm is kind of drifting in our direction. by the end of the week, we might have to deal with a piece of it. >> in commitment and 2012, all eyes on it nevada at this weekend. the state holds its gop caucus tomorrow. mitt romney scored a big celebrity endorsement, but can he hold on to the lead? kate amara is tracking the race. >> as nevada prepares for saturday's caucuses, gop candidates campaigned across the state. donald trump arrived on the trail. the real estate mogul endorsed mitt romney for president. >> mitt is tough, he is smart, he is sharp. he is not g

it was frank williams, 31, jermell brandon, 35, and william ward the third who is 44. police say all of the suspects and the victim knew each other. there are hundreds of security cameras in and around the mall. police say there were essential tools for investigators in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> william bassett was shot and killed seven years ago. at the time, police had no surveillance video to review. they were able to arrest two men in connection with the murder. the killing led then county councilman to introduce a bill requiring all county shopping centers with at least 15 storefronts to install security cameras. >> i don't want to say that these cameras prevent a climb or so forth, but -- prevent a crime or so forth, but i think it shows it can help solve crime. >> reporter: at first there was resistance from property owners. now. >> i feel proud of our county property owners w

gunman is 19- year-old tyrone brown and three other suspects, frank williams, janel brandon and william ward. police say all the suspects and the victim knew each other. the hundreds of security cameras in the mall helped police, they say that was essential in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> police say that they don't know why rodney pritchett was targeted. all four suspects have been charged and are now being held at the baltimore county detention center. >>> montgomery county teacher is on administrative leave this morning charged with sex crimes. police say 47-year-old scott spear has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree sex offenses. the victim is a 16-year-old girl who was on spear's track team. the rockville man also coaches basketball at richard montgomery high school and also teaches at julius west middle school. police say spear had sex with the girl more than once at a home in rockvill

tyrone brown, frank williams, brandon, and william ward iii face murder charges in the death of 19-year-old rodney pritchett. police say the four men plan to kill him when he was spotted at the mall in december of last year. police believe that brown was the triggerman. small surveillance video was analyzed, and that helped them cracked the case. >> we have had to look at this footage and evaluate it and try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle, and do the old-fashioned detective work it took to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is still unclear why the suspects targeted pritchett. >> police are looking for two suspects in the armed robbery and kidnapping of a baltimore man. shelton dutes is like -- is live with the very latest. >> the victim was forced into his car at gunpoint in a busy part of town. it happened about a block away from the towson town center. the steps away from restaurants, an office building, and a high-rise condo building. summers shot this could happen in the middle of the afternoon. >> i guess it can happen to anybody. it is really scary. >> someone was

spotted him inside the mall and called frank williams, who drove to the mall with two other men, william wardolice say they used cell phones as they followed bridgette inside. it all ended outside nordstrum where bridgette was shot and killed. investigators are still trying to figure out why he was targeted. >> stay with wjz 13, ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> where you want to do this, ellen? >> one at al time? you want do it together or how do you want toe do this in. >> i think we should do it together. >> all right. >> you guys count. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven -- 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. >> first lady was still ready to go. i tried it at home too. i made it all the way to two. it's 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> she is very good, though, isn't she? >> very good. >>> i'm charlie rose. we have this morning a better understanding of alzheimer's disease. two new studies show that it may spread inside the brain from cell to cell like an infection if this is confirmed, the surprising finding can help develop treatments. professor karen duff co-authored one of t

tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward all face first-degree murder charges in the death of rodney pridget. they plotted to kill them after they saw them at the mall. police believe brown was the trigger man. >> they have to evaluate the footage and put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is not clear what the suspects targeted rodney pridget. police are on the lookout accused of a kidnapping at towson. this happened last week near washington avenue. a man was walking to score when it was approached by two men. >> they forced him into his car and asked them to drive to an automatic teller machine. was to about $300 -- he withdrew about $300. >> it is scary. >> the victim was not hurt. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7-lockup. >> police say this man attacked and robbed another man, then he fled on foot. if you know this man, please call mta police. surveillance video of a beating. a man named ricky thomas. a pair police officers enter t

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year-old tyrone brown, 31- year-old frank williams, 35- year-old journalle brandon, and 44-year-old william ward iii. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center. surveillance video from towson town center security shows one of the suspects approached pridget inside the mall. it also shows the suspect walking through the mall and parking garage after the murder. >> it's important to tell our citizens, they're safe when they come to our malls and shopping centers. >> reporter: the teenager did have a criminal record, but his family says he was working it tourn his life around. a motive behind the killing is still unclear. >>> the suspects are charged with first-degree murder. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz just finished talking with police about the investigation. we'll have the latest coming up all new at 5:00. >>> treasure among the tragedy. new worries for italian police guarding the costa concordia. >> the chaotic evacuation of the sinking ship abandoned almost everything, including jewels, cash and antiques. police hope divers are not run through the wrec

william ward and tyrone brown. they used cell phones to stay in contact as they staked him out, with brown eventually pulling the trigger. police say he shot pridget several times, killing him outside nordstrom. >> and what their relationship was to the victim is still under investigation. they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together, like the pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: at this point, police are not saying why these four targeted pridget. and violence that scared shoppers and left his loved ones heartbroken. >> i hope they go to jail for a long time. it's ridiculous how these young dudes out here are killing each other. >> reporter: and the victim's dad tells me his son was getting his ged, trying to get his life together. all four of those in custody are charged with murder 1. they're being held at the baltimore county detention center. reporting live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. vic? >> thank you, mike. and as you mentioned, police say the triggerman

spotted him and called his friend, frank williams, who they say drove there with two other men, william ward and tyrone brown. they used cell phones to stake him out. with brown eventually pulling the trigger. police say he shot pridget several times. >> the four suspects were all associates. exactly the nature of their association, we are not sure of. that's still under investigation. what their relationship was to the victim, still under investigation. they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: at this point, police are not saying why these four targeted pridget, in violence that scared shoppers and left his loved ones heartbroken. >> reporter: and the victim's dad says his son was getting his ged. he was trying to put his life together. the accused triggerman, tyrone brown, is the youngest of those arrested, just 19 years old, just like the victim. live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mary? >> all right, mike. thank you. >>> all four suspects are being held at the baltimore county detention

williams... jermell brandon and willlam ward communicating by cell phone... and actually following the victim through the mall.but when pridget exits the mall... gun shots ring out. (:35 from keith's pkg)first i thought it was fireworks because of the holidays and once i parked i started hearing all this screaming.... screaming....pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. this mmrning... all four suspects are charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun during a felooy crime. they're aking up behind bars at the baltimore county detention cenner live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a citt officer... caught on surveillance tape kicking and punching a man... is now suspen. suspended. this video ... captured by a city surveillance camera in 2010 ... shows officer donyell briggs approaching a north baltimore man he pulleddover. then it appears to showw the officer punching and kicking ricky thomas. the attorney for officer briggs says he was only defendingg him

in prince william county, derrick ward, news4. >> they have been busy, a lot of work to do derek, thanksmuch. >> admiring all the daylight out there the live shot. >> is beautiful. >> lifts my spirits. >> think about this, not just a little longer, in about, i think it's about two weeks, maybe a little bit more, we do daylight saving time already. so our sun is set after 7:00 by that time. that is pretty cool to think b then we have memorial day. and then we are all taking vacation in the summer. >> all right. >> take a look outside what we are dealing with still are looking at daylight out there, sun making its way down, 59, current temperature, winds gusty, 24 miles an hour now, breezy today, those winds bringing in those warm temperatures, look at the numbers, 62, fredericksburg, 60, la plate ta, waldorf, manassas, nokesville, 61, then down toward calvert county, a temperature there hunting town, current late 57 degrees. you can see the showers moving on n we are going to see some rain overnight tonight, mostly the light shower variety. here is future weather forecast, 5:30 right now.

jordan was left on harbor crying in his crib, the boy's biological father laverne ward his friend jacqueline annette williams infidel kathy were found guilty of murder. eli evans is now 16 and he knows how remarkable it is that he survived. he learned the truth 10 years ago. >> thank you god for sparing him. when sam evans oldest daughter and granddaughter were murdered sam took delight in jordan to live with him in southeastern illinois. the boys were raised in the town of 1900 200 mi. from chicago jordan now a senior in high school recently moved to relatives in kentucky is hoping college recruiters and noticed his football talent. he has had victories to. the last number 43 on the red elgin your senior high school varsity team, he is only a sophomore he is a running back and a linebacker and sunday plays for the chicago bears, his life in the small town has been a good solid and nurturing. eli has a dry sense of humor in his very playful, he seems happy. sam says eli and debbie has similar personalities stubbornness and natural leadership. he has a face like her mother and inherited her beautiful singing

williams is due to be sentenced may 10. and the prosecutor intends to ask for life without the possibility of parole. derek ward, news4. >>> there was a fire in a high school in southeast today, causing expensive damage. it was anacostia senior high school. all after-school activities have been canceled. but this was not an easy blaze to put out and two firefighters were hurt after falling through the roof of the school. they are expected to be okay. >>> more delays in the george huguely murder trial in charlottesville, virginia. he's the former lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, yardley love. today's session ended early because a member of the defense team is still sick. but it didn't end before three witnesses took the stand, including his godmother. julie carey reports. >> reporter: she affectionally calls him georgy. she provided important testimony in his defense today. she narrated a surveillance video that took place at a restaurant that showed cordial activity before her death. the videotape scene recorded a day before yardley love was found dead shows them holding hands. she says lov

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