A suspect wanted for the murder of a Maryland Circuit Court Judge was found dead Thursday in Williamsport, Maryland, authorities say.
The man suspected of killing a Maryland judge and setting off a weeklong manhunt was found dead on Thursday, authorities say.
The body of Pedro Argote was found at 11 a.m. in a heavily wooded area in Williamsport, between Clear Spring Road and Bottom Road, the Washington County Sheriff’s office said later Thursday. The location is about outside his home in Hagerstown on Oct. 19. Wilkinson was overseeing Argote’s divorce case at the time and had granted custody of Argote's four children to Argote's wife hours earlier.
Following the judge’s murder, a manhunt began for Argote, who was believed to be armed and dangerous. Authorities searched the area where Argote's SUV was found but concluded Argote was not there. Officials said this morning they had returned to the area to conduct “additional evidentiary searches.”The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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