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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.
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One arrest, second suspect sought, in transit driver killing Follow Us
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.
Baltimore transit driver fatally shot while sitting in van
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
BALTIMORE (AP) Maryland authorities are investigating the shooting death of a driver for a state transit program serving disabled people.
Police responded to a reported shooting in northeast Baltimore shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday and found 49 year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the body. He died a short time later at a local hospital.
Investigators said the victim was an MTA Mobility van driver who was seated inside his vehicle 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.