SILVER SPRING, Md. - Police say a fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Brian Betts, the middle school principal found dead on April 15 in his Maryland home. Three 18-year-olds -- Alante Saunders, Sharif Tau Lancaster and Deontra Gray -- have already been charged with the murder and have been ordered held without bond. Lancaster's mother, Artura Otey Williams, 46, has also been arrested. She's charged with two counts of knowingly receiving a stolen credit card with the intent to use it, attempted theft less than $1,000 in value and attempted fraudulent credit card use.
The latest suspect -- a 19-year-old male -- was arrested by D.C. Police Tuesday night. He is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County where charges will be filed. Police are not ruling out the possibility that more suspects could be charged. Betts, 42, was shot to death in his Silver Spring home in mid-April.
According to charging documents, Gray admitted to police that he was at Betts' home at the time of the murder, and took property from Betts' car after the killing. The documents also say two men were spotted getting into a car with two other men after parking Betts' stolen Nissan Xterra in Southeast D.C. Betts was the principal of D.C.'s Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson. He had worked for years in the Montgomery County Public School system. SOURCE: WTOP
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