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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Charles Bennett
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Race: Black |
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Age Now: 37 |
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Wanted for :
Murder, Baltimore County, MD;
Jul 03, 2004
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Unkown |
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Possible Location : Baltimore County, MD
Bennett has lived most of his life, except for the years he was in prison, in the Edmondson Village area of Baltimore. |
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Last Known : Laurel, MD
Police believe that Bennett and his wife stayed at a motel in Laurel the day after the murder. |
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Traits |
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Case Story |
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10 Year Veteran Risks His Life Every Day |
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Officer Brian Winder gave his life to the Baltimore Police Department in more ways than one. Each night when he put on that badge and uniform, he devoted himself to trying to improve the lives of those around him. It was a job he loved, and a job which he devoted all his energy to. Ultimately it was a job that killed him.
On Saturday night, July 3rd, a call came into police 911. A woman was reporting a domestic incident and wanted her alleged attacker out of her house. Winder was the one who got the call.
Like many Baltimore officers, Winder patrolled alone. When he got to the address of the domestic disturbance, all seemed clear, so he handled it on his own. The woman inside said that the man who attacked her was named Jermaine Gaines, and that he had left, and she told Winder where he could find him. Winder drove a couple of blocks away to the G&G Village Liquor store, where a man fitting Gaines description was outside with another man. When the two spotted the officer, they darted into the liquor store. Winder called for back-up. |
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Winder Ambushed |
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According to Baltimore police, Winder didn't want to lose sight of the two men, so within minutes of putting his call in for back-up, he entered the liquor store. As soon as he stepped in he was shot three times in the chest and legs. Police say he was clearly ambushed, as he had no opportunity to return fire. Winder managed to call for help and get out of the store, but collapsed just outside the doors. One of the shots had hit him in the chest, just above his bullet-proof vest. He died at the hospital.Moments after Winder crumpled to the ground, Officer Ed Lane arrived at the scene. Two men were fleeing the store at the time, and officer Lane chased one of them back into the store. That person was identified as Jermaine Gaines, the man about whom the original domestic call was phoned in. Gaines allegedly named the shooter as the other man, Charles Bennett, a 33 year-old career criminal from the neighborhood. Now police are on an all out hunt for this accused cop killer. |
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Winder a Career Officer |
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Winder leaves behind a wife and three children: Corey, 15, Brando, 7 and a 24 year-old step daughter. Winder joined the Baltimore Police force in 1994, working in his own neighborhood - he felt it was his responsibility to try and make life better for the people he grew up with. After a few years on the street, Winder joined the internal affairs division of the BPD, but it kept him away from the job he loved most: keeping his own neighborhood safe. So a year ago, Winder went back to patrol duty. He knew his life was at risk every day, but it was a risk he was willing to take. |
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