Another Excellent Job By Baltimore Homicide!
By Stephen Janis
Baltimore Police on Monday night arrested the eighth suspect in connection with the December 2008 slaying of a member of the powerful Bounty Hunters gang.
Dominique Boone, 18, was arrested near his home on the 1200 block of Northview Drive in northeast Baltimore and charged with first-degree murder. Police allege Boone was one of three members of the gang who beat Petro Taylor unconscious in room 312 of the Red Carpet Inn at 5810 Reisterstown Rd.
The arrest of Boone marks the end of an extensive investigation of the brutal slaying of Taylor, 20, who was allegedly lured to the motel room by other members of the Bounty Hunters – a powerful city gang with ties to the Bloods – after he failed to place money into a commissary account for another gang member incarcerated in Baltimore County.
Police allege that after the beating, the unconscious Taylor was placed in the trunk of a car and driven to a secluded area of Leakin Park, where he was stabbed more than 30 times, then doused with gasoline and set on fire.
The Medical Examiner’s office determined Taylor was alive when he was set on fire; leaves were found in his throat.
Last week police arrested Lawrence Walker, and charged him with first-degree murder.
Prior to Walker’s arrest, police charged Grechauna Rogers 16, Tanisha Lawson, 18, and Sierra Pyle, 19, for their alleged roles in Taylor's death. Police also charged Anthony Williams, Terrell Greg, and Devin Melton, an 18-year-old Edmondson High School student. All the suspects have been charged with first-degree murder.
sjanis@investigativevoice.com
