Authorities are hunting for 49-year-old Pedro Argote over the shooting of Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson.
US police are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting a judge who had awarded custody of the suspect’s children to his wife on the day of the killing.
Judge Wilkinson, 52, was found with gunshot wounds at around 8pm on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.Mr Albert said the judge’s wife and son were also home at the time of the shooting.Authorities are “actively looking” for Argote, who is considered “armed and dangerous”.Judge Wilkinson had presided over a divorce proceeding involving Argote earlier on Thursday, but the suspect was not at the hearing.
State troopers were deployed overnight as a precaution to protect judges who live in Washington County, state police spokesperson Elena Russo said. Judge Wilkinson was sworn in as a circuit court judge in 2020. At his swearing-in, he said he wanted to become a judge to serve the community, The Herald-Mail reported.In Maryland, circuit courts in each county handle serious criminal and civil cases, including many that are appeals from the lower-level district courts, according to the state courts website.
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