Gory Prince George's: Another murder in Landover

(Updated 11 Feb 2006)

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Demarcus Thomas Williams, 4

• Died at Prince George's Hospital Center, 7 May 2005, 10:15 pm.
• Location: 7200 block of East Ridge Drive, 20785 (5.058)
  
• (Inside the Beltway, more than two miles from the DC line, 38.918832, -76.883158)
  
• Council District 5 (Harrington)
• Legislative District 24 (N. Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
• Beaten at his father's home; cause of death determined on May 9, 2005, to have been homicide due to blunt force trauma.
  
• Victim's address: Washington, DC
  
• Sources:
• Police, 10 May 2005 (51280070)
  
• Examiner, 11 May 2005 (Arkell)
  
• Gazette, 11 May 2005 (Donatelli)
  
• Post, 11 May 2005 (Klein, Williams, Branigan)
  
• wjla.com, 11 May 2005 (AP)
  

Obituary: Post, May 15, 2005.

Arrest:

• Eric Michael Gibson, 29, father of the victim
• Arrested, 9 May 2005
• Charge: First-degree murder
  
• Suspect's address: 7200 block, East Ridge Drive, 20785 (5.058)
  
• (Inside the Beltway, more than two miles from the DC line, 38.918832, -76.883158)
  
• Council District 5 (Harrington)
• Legislative District 24 (N. Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
• Sources:
• Police, 10 May 2005
  
• Examiner, 11 May 2005 (Arkell)
  
• Gazette, 11 May 2005 (Donatelli)
• Post, 11 May 2005 (Klein, Williams, Branigan)
• wjla.com, 11 May 2005 (AP)
• Disposition:
• Pleaded guilty, 10 Feb 2006, to murder and child abuse
• Sentenced, 10 Feb 2006, to 30 years in prison
• Judge Michele D. Hotten
• Sources:
• Gazette, 13 Feb 2006 Donatelli)
  
• Post, 11 Feb 2006
• Times, 11 Feb 2006 (not online)
  
• nbc4.com, 10 Feb 2006 (AP)
• wjla.com, 10 Feb 2006 (AP)

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