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Conviction in 2015 murder of Pimlico security guard
Keith Davis Jr. was convicted of second-degree murder in a Baltimore court Tuesday for the 2015 murder of a Pimlico Race Course security guard.
Kevin Jones, 22, was shot 11 times near the track while on his way to work at 5 a.m. on June 7, 2015.
Davis, 26, was arrested hours after the slaying following a police chase. He was shot several times while being apprehended.
The case has been controversial because Davis’s wife, Kelly, and Baltimore Bloc, a local activist group, contend he was wrongly accused and have rallied in his support at a number of public events.
Davis was tried twice for the killing. In May, a mistrial was declared in his first trial when the jury deadlocked.
Davis will be sentenced Dec. 10. He faces 50 years in prison.