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| Suspect in the deadly police ambush released from hospital, jailed without bond | Suspect in the deadly police ambush released from hospital, jailed without bond |
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| Prince George's County police on Thursday announced funeral arrangements for Officer Jacai Colson, 28, who was killed by friendly fire Sunday while responding to what authorities said was a planned ambush on a police station. | Prince George's County police on Thursday announced funeral arrangements for Officer Jacai Colson, 28, who was killed by friendly fire Sunday while responding to what authorities said was a planned ambush on a police station. |
| Colson would have turned 29 on Thursday. | Colson would have turned 29 on Thursday. |
| Viewings are scheduled to begin March 24, with a memorial service the next day and a funeral the following Monday. The viewing and memorial service will be held in Prince George’s County, and the funeral will be held in Pennsylvania, where Colson’s family lives. All events will be private, at the family’s request. | |
| Also on Thursday, the man who police say launched the shootout that left Colson dead had his initial court appearance and was ordered jailed without bond. Michael Ford, 22, was wounded during the gun battle and released from the hospital and transported to jail the night before his bail review hearing. | Also on Thursday, the man who police say launched the shootout that left Colson dead had his initial court appearance and was ordered jailed without bond. Michael Ford, 22, was wounded during the gun battle and released from the hospital and transported to jail the night before his bail review hearing. |
| [Brothers recorded attack on police station that left officer dead, authorities say.] | [Brothers recorded attack on police station that left officer dead, authorities say.] |
| Ford enlisted his brothers — Malik Ford, 21, and Elijah Ford, 18 — to help carry out the attack, police said. Elijah Ford recorded Michael Ford’s last will and testament, and Malik Ford drove them to the station before the shooting, police said. The younger brothers sat in a car and recorded the firefight with police and didn’t intervene as their older brother fired more than 20 rounds at the police station, officers, passing cars and an ambulance, according to prosecutors and charging documents. | |
| A judge ordered the younger brothers held without bond at a hearing on Wednesday, in which emotional family members asked for leniency and Malik Ford fainted. | A judge ordered the younger brothers held without bond at a hearing on Wednesday, in which emotional family members asked for leniency and Malik Ford fainted. |
| [Undercover officer shot by colleague who perceived him as assailant, chief says.] | [Undercover officer shot by colleague who perceived him as assailant, chief says.] |
| Michael Ford has been charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder and more than 20 related charges. The younger brothers are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and related offenses. | Michael Ford has been charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder and more than 20 related charges. The younger brothers are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and related offenses. |
| The public defender’s office declined to comment. | The public defender’s office declined to comment. |
| The officer who fired the fatal shot mistook Colson — an undercover narcotics officer who was in street clothes at the time — for an assailant during the incident, police said. Authorities are investigating why Colson was misidentified. | The officer who fired the fatal shot mistook Colson — an undercover narcotics officer who was in street clothes at the time — for an assailant during the incident, police said. Authorities are investigating why Colson was misidentified. |
| While the shot that hit Colson was targeted, it was fired without malice, Police Chief Henry P. Stawinski III said Wednesday. | While the shot that hit Colson was targeted, it was fired without malice, Police Chief Henry P. Stawinski III said Wednesday. |
| Stawinski said this week that Michael Ford’s attack was “about nothing” and “was unprovoked,” adding that he was troubled, too, that the younger Fords did not intervene as the shooting unfolded. | Stawinski said this week that Michael Ford’s attack was “about nothing” and “was unprovoked,” adding that he was troubled, too, that the younger Fords did not intervene as the shooting unfolded. |
| “This is a tragic set of circumstances precipitated by individuals who were in a position to prevent it from happening in the first place,” Stawinski said. | “This is a tragic set of circumstances precipitated by individuals who were in a position to prevent it from happening in the first place,” Stawinski said. |