Police in Maryland charge 2 in slaying of off-duty state trooper outside Applebee's restaurant
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}PALMER PARK, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland have charged two men in the slaying of an off-duty Maryland state trooper outside an Applebee's restaurant last week.
Prince George's County police said Monday that 27-year-old Cyril Cornelius Williams and 28-year-old Anthony Anderson Milton II are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 24-year-old Trooper Wesley Brown.
The trooper was working as a security guard early Friday and had escorted Williams out after a dispute over an unpaid bill. Later Brown was shot multiple times in the parking lot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say Milton told investigators that he and Williams carried out the shooting, though police wouldn't say who pulled the trigger.
The men have not yet retained attorneys, but a former attorney for Williams said his firm has represented him in the past and found him to be "a pretty good guy" who has won most of his cases.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Associated Press Writer Nafeesa Syeed in Washington contributed to this report.