Federal prosecutors in Maryland said yesterday they will seek the death penalty against two Baltimore men in a case involving three drug-related murders, including the fatal shooting of a federal witness.
Melvin Gilbert, 33, and James Dinkins, 35, are accused of participating in a drug ring called Special that sold heroin, cocaine and marijuana in Baltimore between June 2002 and February 2007. The gang killed three people and shot a fourth to intimidate and retaliate against potential witnesses, according to Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.
