Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Murder In Nottingham Shooting

Police allege the gunman who shot a 21-year-old near Perry Hall also kidnapped a witness.

Marc Jason Jones, 35, of the unit block of Cedar Avenue, was charged in the fatal shooting of a man in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Bedrock Circle on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to authorities.
Marc Jason Jones, 35, of the unit block of Cedar Avenue, was charged in the fatal shooting of a man in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Bedrock Circle on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to authorities. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Police say a Towson man has been charged with murder and other offenses related to a homicide near Perry Hall. He was also charged with kidnapping, as authorities allege he took a witness from the scene.

Marc Jason Jones, 35, of the unit block of Cedar Avenue, was charged in the fatal shooting of a man in a parking lot that occurred Nov. 5, according to authorities.

Investigators determined Jones argued with another man in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Bedrock Circle around 9:20 p.m. before shooting him.

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Teon Deontae Barnes, 21, was found deceased in the parking lot Nov. 5, according to police.

After the shooting, police allege Jones forced a witness into his vehicle and drove away before police arrived.

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Jones is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment, second-degree assault and using a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime.

He is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bail.

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