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Top Maryland prosecutor in apparent suicide, police say
Source: Reuters
Top Maryland prosecutor in apparent suicide, police say
BY JOHN CLARKE
WASHINGTON Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:57am EST
(Reuters) - One of Maryland's top prosecutors, who recently lost a re-election bid after 20 years in office, died Saturday morning of an apparent suicide, police said on Sunday.
Carroll County prosecutor Jerry Barnes, 66, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Westminster home at around 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Barnes was a former Army Green Beret, who was decorated with the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. He had served as state's attorney since 1994 and was a specialist in drug enforcement, according to his official biography.
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BY JOHN CLARKE
WASHINGTON Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:57am EST
(Reuters) - One of Maryland's top prosecutors, who recently lost a re-election bid after 20 years in office, died Saturday morning of an apparent suicide, police said on Sunday.
Carroll County prosecutor Jerry Barnes, 66, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Westminster home at around 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Barnes was a former Army Green Beret, who was decorated with the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. He had served as state's attorney since 1994 and was a specialist in drug enforcement, according to his official biography.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/30/us-usa-maryland-prosecutor-idUSKCN0JE0PU20141130