UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - A grand jury indicted a local police officer Tuesday on one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault related to the shooting of two Marlo delivery men inside his home earlier this year.
Prince George's County Police Corporal Keith Washington faces up to 65 years in jail if convicted on all 12 counts.
The shooting occurred Jan. 24, when 36-year-old Robert White and 22-year-old Brandon Clark arrived at Washington's Accokeek home to exchange a set of bed rails. An altercation ensued, and Washington fired his department-issued gun. White survived; Clark died from his injuries about 10 days later.
Washington, who handled Prince George's County's day-to-day homeland security operations before being put on administrative leave, said he shot the men in self-defense.
White provided a statement after he was released from the hospital that said Washington had fired his gun without provocation.
Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey says the case could go to trial as early as November. Ivey says "he has a strong case."
Washington also faces assault and handgun charges in a separate incident involving a real estate appraiser. An attorney for the appraiser said Washington pulled out a gun when the appraiser showed up at his home by mistake. The appraiser then went to the right house and called 911.
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