. >> one day after convicting walter bishop jr. of murder, the jury has decided he is eligible for the death penalty. >> late this afternoon, jurists -- it jurors came to the -- there was a voluntary videotaped confession, and that walter bishop jr. committed the murder of william ray porter. >> i am heartbroken. i really am. because i love to walter. >> friends of walter bishop jr. tried to offer him support the day after a jury convicted the 29-year-old essex man of first- degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the same jury has determined he is eligible for a death sentence. >> it worries me. i don't want to see him get the death penalty. he is my nephew. aunt traveled from northern maine. she was in the court room as the jury heard portions of his confession. >> even if i told the whole truth of everything, i am still going to go to jail. it doesn't matter, i am going to jail for 15, 20, 25 years. >>shabaz argued his client did not have a clue. how can you volunteer for something when you don't know what the consequences

the jury has found walter bishop jr. guilty of all counts. shop admitted to being at the station and shooting william porter. while delivering this afternoon, the jury asked to view the confession one more time. protesters in occupied baltimore have been told to get out or the city may have to bring out the hand kappes. they have -- the handicaps. many of them said they are not going anywhere. city officials hope it can end peacefully, but they say they may have to start making arrests if they do not follow the rules. protesters in oakland, calif. were met with tear gas overnight and police have started making arrests in atlanta. >> you can see terrified shoppers in the small in turkey running for cover when the ground begins to violently shake below them. the 7.2 magnitude quake hit on sunday. the death toll has risen to 461 with more than 1300 others hurts. crews are still digging through mountains of rubble, searching for survivors. and there is ain't -- an amazing story of survival, this teenager was stuck for 16 hours under the rubble and

hours to deliberate over walter bishop, the accused gunmen in the murder for hire scheme in baltimore county. they found him guilty. >> the jury found 29-year-old walter bishop jr. guilty of first-degree murder, guilty murder,conspiracy to commit and guilty of a handgun violation. his own words convicted him. defensesecution and focused closing arguments on walter bishop jr.'s videotaped confession. while talking to detectives, he admitted being at the gas station on march 10 -- in march, 2010 and shooting the gas station owner several times. "walter bishop made the decision that a man's life was worth the promise of $9,000," the prosecutor said. he only received about $400. they showed pictures of him going to a nearby farm store and buying a pair of gloves before committing the crimes. they again played his confession. >> i went around the corner and a close my eyes and i squeezed the trigger. >> how many times did you squeeze the trigger? >> 3. >> the defense claimed that throughout the trial he was not aware that he was being videotaped. police did not tell him that his statement could lead to the death penalty. the defense also claims that the victim's wif

the prosecution in a murder for hire trial it can argue for the death penalty in the case of walter bishop jr. >> the jury's decision is the first test of the state's new death penalty statute. today both sides will argue whether 2-year-old walter bishop jr. should be sentenced to death. bishop was convicted of fatally shooting william porter. it is a crime bishop is accused of committing at the request of porter's wife. to be eligible for the death penalty, there must be t na or video evidence linking the defendant to a murder or video of a voluntary interrogation or confession. the jury ruled bishop fulfilled the last requirement despite pleas from his attorneys that a video confession he gave last year was not voluntary. the penalty phase of this trillion is expected to end next week when the panel decides his sentence. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> your social security number may live on. in case you didn't stay up to see last night, abc 2's investigative reporter shows us how they are stealing from the dead, using your social security number. >> reporter: charlie your social security n

. >>> sentencing today for walter bishop jr. convicted in the murder for hire plot involving a baltimore county gas station owner. >> reporter: the jury's decision means this case is the first test of the state's new death penalty statute. today both sides will argue whether 2-year-old walter bishop jr. should be sentenced to death. if not, he will face life in prison. bishop was convicted of fatally shooting william porter at a gas station porter owned. bishop could become maryland's sixth death row inmate and the first since the state revised its statute two years ago. there must be dna or video evidence linking the defendant to a murder or video of a voluntary interrogation or confession. bishop fulfilled the last requirement despite claims by his attorneys that it was not voluntary. the penalty phase of this trial is expected to end next week. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> at least seven people are dead and four others hospitalized after a tractor trailer slammed into a minivan in northern indiana. this was along the michi

. >> it took a jury just under 5 hours to convict walter bishop, jr. of murder. and has obtained the key piece of evidence that could lead to his execution. >> reporter: in his own words, walter bishop, jr. described how he killed. >> he just started to turn his head and i went like this. >> reporter: and the tape recorded in an interrogation room. the gunman explained the bizarre murder for hire plot that went down inside the gas station owned by the victim. >> i walked in and just towards his face. i just closed my eyes and pulled the trigger. >> reporter: at the center of the scheme, karla porter, the victim's wife whom he claims promise to do pay him $9000 to kill him. he said karla porter turned to him and asked one question. >> she said, was he dead and i said i guess. >> reporter: could face the death penalty under a new law. a friend says bishop got messed up with the wrong crowd. >> he's 29 years old, he's got 5 kids. he's never been in trouble before. >> reporter: but now, it's this conversation with detectives that may end up costing bishop his life. an

the jury is hearing more testimony in the murder for hire trial on walter bishop jr.. we are joined from barry simms. >> this was a perfect storm and walter bishop, jr.'s life. a perfect storm ended in tragedy. in trying to spear a convicted murderer from a death sentence, the defense is giving the jury a glimpse of walter bishop, jr.'s like. the told jurors the death penalty is for people who have been given a chance after chance. it is for people who have no redeeming value. and bishop's kansas, a death sentence is not warranted. per clients have no other arrests as an adult. they have found him guilty of a first degree murder and eligible for the death penalty. he admitted going into the gas station on march 1, 2010. he shot the owner three times in the head. bishop claimed the victim's wife told him she she was being abused from the house been. he was going to receive $9,000 but only received $400. he was motivated by the money he admitted. >> is that what made you think about in the first place? >> yes. >> she told them about his turbulent childhood growing up in w

defense attorneys for walter bishop jr. called her as a witness. they are trying to prove to the jury that carla porter pitch -- pressured bishop into killing her husband. william ray porter was shot three times and had. the defense attorney tried to ask carla porter questions about the murder, including, were you married to william ray porter? she said i plead the fifth. when asked, did you participate in a conspiracy to have william ray porter murdered? she again answered, i plead the fifth. jurors heard from matthew brown, who has already pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. he also invoked the fifth amendment when asked about his involvement in the killing, as did her nephew. daniel blackwell also testified he is the former boyfriend of carlo porter's the daughter megan. he said that she kept asking him to kill her husband, saying how much would it take just for you to kill him? would $10,000 do it? he took it as a joke. he asked -- said she asked him about getting someone to knock him off. the jury also heard from her daughter, meghan porter.

baltimore county detectives interviewed walter bishop, jr., accused of being the hit man in a murder for hire plot. >> right here, and gold toward that direction on his crutches. i could tell he was looking at karla. she said, "can i help you?" he just turned his head and i went like this. >> the victim's wife is accused of setting up the scene. they think is the deal is strong evidence, but his defense lawyers claim the 29-year-old essex man was never told by police that they were recording him and that this statement could set him up for the death penalty. the victim was shot three times in the head at the gas station he owned in townsend. they considered it a possible robbery, but then karla and bishop became prime suspects. >> i thought i was doing something good. he beat on her. he was not a very good man. >> for at least one year, karla had been telling people her husband was abusive. she believes -- they believed she pressured him into committing the murder. >> they described how she allegedly stood by as he pulled the trigger. >> i closed my eyes. i just pulled the trigger li

owner, the jury spent today deciding whether walter bishop could be eligible for the death penalty. >> jurors reached these findings today. walter bishop jr. was an adult at the time the murder was committed. he gave a voluntary videotaped statement, and that he killed william ray porter. >> i am heartbroken. i really am. i love walter. that is all i have to say. >> friends tried to offer support the day after the jury convicted him of first id -- first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the same jury has determined he is eligible for a death sentence. to see him get the death penalty. he is my nephew. i was just hoping a lot of people would see that. >> she was in the courtroom as the defense replay portions of his confession. >> i am going to go to jail, even if i tell the full truth of everything, i am still going to go to jail. it doesn't matter, i am going to jail anyway, for 15, 20, 25 years. >> the defense attorney said bishop only thought he was going to jail, and the confession was not voluntary as required by merrill lot in death penalty cases. he argued he did not know the consequences. the jury found mischa guilty

walter bishop are calling the evidence into question. we have this exclusive. >> baltimore county detectives interview walter county the -- walter bishop jr. >> it was an ankle on the crutches. i tell he was looking at carla. ?he said and, "can i help you >> the wife is accused of setting out the scheme. lawyers say the interview is a strong evidence but the defense lawyers claim that the man was never told by police said they were recording the statement. the victim was shot three times in the head at the gas station he owned. it happened on march 1, 2010. at first investigators considered a possible robbery but then bishop became suspects. >> [unintelligible] he was not a very good man. >> carla porter had told people her husband was abusive and she pressured bishop into committing the murder. >> i walked into the store and prompted open this much. >> during the interview, he describes how carla stood by as he walked in and pull the trigger. >> she said, i can i help you? i closed my eyes. i squeezed the trigger. >> they heard testimony from a detective. the defense attorney tried to show the bishop had no idea he was making himself eli

today both sides will argue whether 29-year-old walter bishop jr. should be sentenced to death. bishop was convicted wednesday of fatally shooting william porter last year. it is a crime bishop is accused of committing at the request of porter's wife. bishop could become maryland's sixth death row inmate and the first since the state revised the statute. to be eligible for the death penalty there must be dna or video evidence linking the defendant to a murder or video of a voluntary investigation. pleas from his attorney say a video confession he gave police in march of last year was not voluntary. the penalty phase of the trial is expected to end next week when the panel decides his sentence. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a man is charged in last year's murder of a caretaker. james johnson was arrested and charged with murdering milton hill. hill worked at the art church and was found shot to death in an alley in july of last year. johnson was charged with first degree murder, assault robbery and handgun charges. >>> police in howard county are looking for a missing sex offend

defense attorneys for walter bishop jr. called her as a witness. they are trying to prove to the jury that carla order pressured michigan to killing her husband. defense attorneys tried to ask border questions about the murder, including, were you married to william ray porter? she invoked her right against self-incrimination, saying i plead the fit. when asked, did you participate in a conspiracy to have william gray murdered? she again pleaded the fifth. matthew brown has already been convicted in the murder. daniel blackwell also testified. he is the former boyfriend of carla borders daughter megan. he said that she kept asking him to kill her husband, saying how much would it take, just for you to kill him? witten thousand dollars do it? he took it as a joke. another witness said carla porter asked him if he could get someone to handle some business about knocking re off. he said he would check around. the jury also heard from meaghan porter. she testified her mother was being abused by her father, but pleaded the fifth amendment when asked if

this afternoon, jurors watched the police interview that they conducted with walter bishop, jr. he said he was scared and did not want to go to jail. he denies involvement. he said he was in the area but he did not kill the victim. later, he did confess saying he stood there, closed his eyes, and pulled the trigger for times. then he casually walk away. >> prosecutors call the murder of a gas station owner cold- blooded and premeditated. the alleged triggerman was pressured into committing the killing by the victim was the wife. bishop is on trial accused of shooting 49-year-old william ray porter several times in the head. police found the victim at the gas station on top are road. he was barely breathing. officers first investigating a possible robbery after the white described the assailant as a black man wearing a black city. the investigation took a strange turn leading to accusations of a murder for hire scene. they described a bishop and his role saying he did it for the money and carla porter had a plan to kill her husband. prosecutors believe bishop received $300, was p

today both sides will argue whether 2-year-old walter bishop jr. should be sentenced to death. bishop was convicted wednesday of fatally shooting william porter last year at a gas station he owned. it is a crime bishop is accused of committing at the request of port 30er's wife. and bishop could become the state's sixth death row inmate. to be eligible for the death penalty there must be dna or video evidence linking the defendant to the murder or video of a voluntary confession. despite pleas from his attorneys that a video confession he gave police in march of last year, saying it was not voluntary. yesterday began the penalty phase of the trial, and the panel will decide his sentence. >> for the latest on this case and what happens today, keep an eye on our website. for the latest updates, abc 2 news.com. >>> the trial of brittany norwood, a detective handling that case took the stand yesterday. detective deanna mackey testified she interviewed norwood at the hospital and considered her a victim. she told police her coworker was attacked by a pair of masked men. >>> baltimor

could walter bishop, jr., know exactly what he was >> controversial piece of evidence.a videotaped interview, he confessed to killing the man come on but did they know he was recording his statement? >> barry simms is live in bellaire with more. >> today, the prosecution has rested after presenting key evidence. they will try to show that walter bishop gave a statement thinking he was only going to jail. baltimore county officials interviewed ball -- bishop in this murder case. [inaudible] wife is accused of setting up the scheme. as defense lawyers claim he was never told by police that they were recording and and it could set him up for the death penalty. william reporter were shot three times in the head. at first, they considered it a possible robbery, but then porter and bishop became suspects. >> he be on her. he was not a very good man. >> karla had been telling several family members that her husband was abusive. >> i walked into the store. i prompted open this much. >> it describes how carlos stood by as he walked in and pull the trigger. >> i walked in, pull t

walter bishop jr. was found guilty yesterday in the shooting death. a key piece of evidence was a taped confession. porter's the second man to be convicted. the first was -- he and his aunt reportedly organized the killing of a bishop. an attorney representing his -- she was on trial for killing a woman inside the shop in bethesda in march. the attorney told the jurors the killing lack premeditation but prosecutors say she attacked her with half a dozen weapons then she told police they were attacked by maxed man. the trial will last two weeks. >> the trial continues today. expected to take the stand in his wife. this is after bobber look took the stand. he described the democrat as an honest gentleman with a high level of integrity. he is accused of taking bribes from a food warehouse in exchange for favors. >> a city restructuring plan includes new community centers as well as an expansion an enhancement to others. it would close a number of facilities. community members walked out of the meeting without answers. >> you are killing my child. you're

walter bishop is eligible for the death penalty. >> the same jury that convicted 29-year-old walter bishop, jr., of first-degree murder is now deciding whether he will live or die. >> he has five children. and i know he loves his children. because he talks about his boys all the time. and he always took care of his girls. and taking the father isn't going to help the kids any. >> reporter: bishop was found guilty of killing ray porter who was the gas station owner with carla porter his wife. she was the accused mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot. bishop says she offered him $9,000. it was this that likely convinced jurors, bishop's own confession on tape. in which he laid out the shooting and how he put on gloves at a convenience store. >> i came towards his face. i just closed my eyes and pulled the trigger. >> reporter: under a new state law, a videotaped confession makes the suspect eligible to receive the death penalty, but only if he gives the confession voluntarily. defense attorneys are arguing bishop was misled in the interrogation room. and that he only talked about what happened because detectives baited him, not becaus