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<span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Pr. George's Prosecutor: No Charges in Inmate's Slaying</span>
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By Ruben Castaneda and Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:30 PM
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Prince George's County's top prosecutor said today that he is not at this point planning to charge anyone for the death of an accused cop killer who was slain last year in his cell in the county jail.
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Ronnie L. White, 19, was found dead June 29, less than 48 hours after he was accused of killing a county police officer. The state medical examiner ruled White's death a <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #000099">homicide</span></span></span>.</span>
Last fall, a county grand jury weighing evidence in the case declined to return indictments. At the time, State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey played down the development, calling it "not that significant" and saying the investigation was continuing.
In an interview today, he said, "I don't think I have any new information at this point that would change the result that we got from the first grand jury."
The county NAACP and Bobby G. Henry Jr., an attorney for the White family, are calling on the Justice Department to take over the investigation. Ivey said an FBI agent has been "monitoring" the investigation almost from the start.
"I welcome the NAACP call for the Justice Department investigation," Ivey said today.
Ivey said he has not ruled out the possibility of bringing lesser charges, such as obstruction of justice or filing a false report, against one or more jail officers.
"You don't want the tail wagging the dog," Ivey said. "I think there will definitely be members of the community who will have concerns about anything other than a conviction for murder."
Initially, investigators thought Ramon Davis, then a jail officer, found White on the floor of his cell, unresponsive, about 10:30 a.m. on a Sunday. <span style="color: #FF0000">More than a week later, another officer, Anthony McIntosh, told investigators he had actually found White first, sources said. McIntosh told investigators that he found White hanging from a sheet and that, <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #3333FF">instead of calling for help, he panicked, pulled the sheet away and left White in his cell</span></span></span>.
White had been charged with killing county police Cpl. Richard S. Findley. White was accused of running over Findley in a stolen truck in Laurel.
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By Ruben Castaneda and Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:30 PM
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[/video] Prince George's County's top prosecutor said today that he is not at this point planning to charge anyone for the death of an accused cop killer who was slain last year in his cell in the county jail.
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Ronnie L. White, 19, was found dead June 29, less than 48 hours after he was accused of killing a county police officer. The state medical examiner ruled White's death a <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #000099">homicide</span></span></span>.</span>
Last fall, a county grand jury weighing evidence in the case declined to return indictments. At the time, State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey played down the development, calling it "not that significant" and saying the investigation was continuing.
In an interview today, he said, "I don't think I have any new information at this point that would change the result that we got from the first grand jury."
The county NAACP and Bobby G. Henry Jr., an attorney for the White family, are calling on the Justice Department to take over the investigation. Ivey said an FBI agent has been "monitoring" the investigation almost from the start.
"I welcome the NAACP call for the Justice Department investigation," Ivey said today.
Ivey said he has not ruled out the possibility of bringing lesser charges, such as obstruction of justice or filing a false report, against one or more jail officers.
"You don't want the tail wagging the dog," Ivey said. "I think there will definitely be members of the community who will have concerns about anything other than a conviction for murder."
Initially, investigators thought Ramon Davis, then a jail officer, found White on the floor of his cell, unresponsive, about 10:30 a.m. on a Sunday. <span style="color: #FF0000">More than a week later, another officer, Anthony McIntosh, told investigators he had actually found White first, sources said. McIntosh told investigators that he found White hanging from a sheet and that, <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #3333FF">instead of calling for help, he panicked, pulled the sheet away and left White in his cell</span></span></span>.
White had been charged with killing county police Cpl. Richard S. Findley. White was accused of running over Findley in a stolen truck in Laurel.
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