LaPere, 26, who started a software company and was named one of Forbes' "30 Under 30," was found dead at a Baltimore apartment Monday.

Authorities have arrested the man suspected of killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere, a U.S. Marshal confirmed, as police announced plans to reveal details of the capture following a major manhunt.

Baltimore police said they planned to announce the “arrest of murder suspect Jason Billingsley” in a news conference at 11 a.m. ET Thursday. No further details were released and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment from NBC News early Thursday.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Albert Maresca Jr. confirmed Billingsley’s arrest to Baltimore-based NBC affiliate WBAL-TV. He said the suspect, who is 32, was apprehended at a train station in Bowie, Maryland.

  • cricket97@lemmy.world
    644·
    1 year ago

    He doesn’t need prison, he needs rehabilitation. and we need to defund the police. community defense is the best defense!!!

      • DBT@artemis.camp
        1·
        1 year ago

        Not enough people are smart enough/ bothered enough to understand what that phrase really means.

        It isn’t that people are “not falling for it,” they just take it at face value and brush it off because they don’t understand it or care.

      • bobman@unilem.org
        25·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, prison being for rehabilitation is pretty stupid.

        It also doesn’t make sense to defund the police if you don’t own a gun and can’t fight.

      • PenguinJuice@kbin.social
        313·
        1 year ago

        We need to rehabilitate the rapists and murderers. They super pinky promise not to rape or kill again!!! It was just one time, come on… have some compassion!!