A suspended Baltimore police officer entered an Alford plea to second-degree homicide Tuesday within the loss of life of his teenage stepson.
Eric Glenn Banks Jr., 35, entered the plea within the July 2021 loss of life of 15-year-old Dasan Jones, information shops report. He entered the identical plea for a cost of disarming a legislation enforcement officer. Below an Alford plea, a defendant doesn’t admit guilt, however acknowledges prosecutors have sufficient proof for a conviction.
Police discovered the teenager useless quickly after Banks’ then-wife, Latrice Banks, was supposed to choose him up, in response to Assistant State’s Lawyer Kelly Poma. Initially Eric Banks informed officers that Jones had left the home, however Poma confirmed video of officers discovering Jones unresponsive in a loft space.
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A suspended Maryland police officer entered an Alford plea in a homicide case relating to the officer’s stepson.
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Poma additionally confirmed video clips of Banks’ arrest, through which he wrestled with the officer who detained him.
An post-mortem discovered that Jones had died of asphyxia, and dominated his method of loss of life was murder.
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Banks’ police powers have been suspended earlier than Jones’ loss of life, and Baltimore Police stated he was suspended with out pay after he was charged. Sentencing is about for Dec. 9.
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