2 Life Sentences Handed down To Man Who Fatally Shot Victims

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD — A Capitol Heights man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in two murders that happened in District Heights in 2024.

Jacorey White pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in both cases.

In March 2024, White and three co-defendants shot and killed Airmus Dillard. For his role in that homicide, White was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 20 years, with the first five years to be served without the possibility of parole.

In June 2024, White and co-defendants shot and killed Anthony Ward. White was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 30 years, with the first five years to be served without the possibility of parole. The court ordered the sentences to run consecutively, according to prosecutors.

As a result, White received a total sentence of life in prison, suspending all but 50 years, including two 5-year mandatory minimum sentences without the possibility of parole.

On June 10, 2024, Prince George's police officers were called to a business located in the 5400 block of Marlboro Pike in District Heights. Officers found three victims with gunshot wounds. Anthony Ward III, 19, of Upper Marlboro was found dead at the scene. A man and a woman also were injured, according to police.

The preliminary investigation indicates the shootings were spurred by an ongoing dispute and the suspects and victims all knew each other. Police arrested Michael Zion Jones of Brandywine, Jacorey White of Capitol Heights, a 16-year-old male from Hyattsville and a 17-year-old male from Fort Washington. The four suspects were charged with first- and second-degree murder, attempted first- and second-degree murder and related charges.

On June 10, 2024, a group of four - that included White - fatally shot 19-year-old Anthony Lorenzo Ward III outside a convenience store on Marlboro Pike in District Heights, according to police. A man and a woman also were shot but survived.

Detectives said the suspects and victims knew each other and that the shootings stemmed from an ongoing dispute.