Crime

Facing a mountain of potential lawsuits connected to its history of child sexual abuse committed by priests, America’s oldest Catholic archdiocese declared bankruptcy Friday, a move designed to limit its liability against potential damages and conserve its assets.

Jason Billingsley, 32, was arrested Wednesday in Bowie after a multi-agency manhunt. He is accused of murdering Pava LaPere, a tech CEO, and attempting to kill two others by lighting them on fire.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was taken into custody on suspicion of the 1996 killing of rapper and former Baltimore resident Tupac Shakur, according to two officials with first-hand knowledge of the arrest.

At about 9:37 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 2300 block of West Lafayette Avenue for a report of a shooting.

The search for Jason Billingsley, accused of killing Baltimore entrepreneur Pava LaPere days after setting two people on fire, ended Wednesday just after 11 p.m. near a train station in Bowie.

The cases against an Anne Arundel County Police officer Tyrell Thomas and his wife Charnika Green have been dropped after the latter invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to self-incriminate, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.

The Orioles will hold a public memorial on Monday for Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, the team announced Thursday.

A jury heard testimony from the first several witnesses Monday and Tuesday in the negligent manslaughter case against Brownell Edds Jr., a Cape St. Claire resident accused of recklessly steering his boat into another vessel last summer and killing a passenger before fleeing the scene.