12.20.11: Marshall Sentenced to Life Plus 20 for His Role in Murder of Rival Gang Leader
December 20, 2011 -- Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy Doory sentenced Dajuan Marshall today to life plus 20 years in prison for killing the leader of a rival gang.
On June 8, 2008, at approximately 11:41 p.m., Kenneth Jones was standing near the corner of Custom House Avenue and Water Street in the city's central district when he was approached by two men armed with large caliber handguns. At gunpoint he was led to a nearby vehicle and forced into the trunk. Less than 40 minutes later, a call was placed to the Baltimore Police Department to report that the body of a male, later identified as Jones, had been discovered in the 4500 block of Bonner Road in Northwest Baltimore. He died of multiple shots to the head, fired at close range with a .45 caliber handgun.
The subsequent investigation revealed that Jones was the leader of the Pasadena Denver Lanes Bloods gang, also known by the acronym PDL. At the time of the murder, Jones's PDL was in a dispute with a rival set of Bounty Hunter Bloods known as the Spider Gang, which was headed by Dajuan Marshall. Witnesses identified Marshall both as the person who ordered Jones's murder and as one of the two men who forced Jones into the trunk. Kedar Anderson was the second.
A Baltimore jury convicted Anderson earlier this month of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and related charges for his role in the homicide. Scheduled for sentencing on February 16, 2012, he faces a maximum of two life terms plus 100 years in prison.
A separate jury convicted Marshall, 29, on October 24, 2011, of conspiracy to murder and participation in a criminal street gang resulting in death. Marshall received the maximum sentence for both charges.
Assistant State's Attorney Traci Robinson prosecuted both cases.