Md. Residents Shocked Over Inmate's Death

SelectPlusMd. Residents Shocked Over Inmate's DeathMd. Residents Shocked Over Inmate's DeathThe Associated PressA man arrested in the hit-and-run death of a police officer was found strangled in his cell, and investigators focused Tuesday on guards at the suburban Maryland jail. Nearby residents expressed disbelief at the apparent vigilante justice. (July 2)SOT: Marcus Wigglesworth Former Police Officer,: "It's not right for law enforcement or anybody else to take the law into their own hands." Shock and outrage rang out near Washington Tuesday, over what appears to be vigilante justice..Nearby residents say they're struggling to understand the killing of a teenage inmate --- after he allegedly killed a Maryland police officer last week.SOT: Donna Edwards: "Even if he murdered somebody, it still needs to be investigated thoroughly"19-year-old Ronnie White was arrested Friday --- in the hit and run death of a 39-year-old Corporal Richard Findley.He was being held here... in a maximum security cell....until he was found strangled Sunday morningSome 36 hours after he was detained.SOT: "I think whoever did it, I hope they are brought to justice and I think we got to allow justice and the law enforcement system to work," Lawyers for White say the attackers took it upon themselves to be both the judge, the jury and the executioner. SOT: Bobby G. Henry Lawyer for White Family: "There is a problem when someone can be killed in custody, Nobody has been suspended; nobody has been relieved of duty." Both the F-B-I and the Maryland State Police are investigating the inmate's death....choosing to focus on the guards at the jail who had access to the inmate at the time of his death.A jail that is said to have a history of security lapses. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: July 2, 2008 at 7:55 am
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