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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.
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Baltimore police are still looking for one of the suspects in the murder of an MTA bus driver. An altercation over a passenger wearing a mask may have led to the deadly shooting.
Frankye Duckett s sister said he called her after getting into an argument with someone over wearing their mask. Moments later, he was shot and killed.
No matter which grade you were in, being a graduate of Walbrook High School meant you were warrior strong. If you went to Walbrook during that period of time, you knew him,” said Tracey Briscoe-Whitted. I met Frankye my first year of high school. We became close friends because both of us played on the basketball teams,” said Reiko Alston.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, January 31, 2021
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland authorities have arrested one suspect and are searching for another following the shooting death of a driver for a state transit program serving disabled people. Baltimore Police said Sunday that they have charged Ernest Ford, 28, with murder in Friday’s killing of Frankye Duckett, 49.
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Marquis Poteat, 32.
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Authorities have said Duckett was sitting inside his Maryland Transit Administration MobilityLink van early Friday evening when he was approached by a man who shot him with a handgun. Police said the suspect fled in a tan or beige-colored Ford Crown Victoria or Lincoln Grand Marquee.