State murder charges were dropped Tuesday against Patrick Byers Jr., who was charged with killing a 30-year-old man in Southeast Baltimore, then ordering the murder of a witness to the crime.
Baltimore City prosecutors dropped the charges because Byers has been indicted federally on charges of murdering Carl Lackl ? a witness to the killing of Larry Haynes, 30 ? and viewed state prosecution of Haynes? homicide to be an unwise use of resources, said Joseph Sviatko, spokesman for the Baltimore City State?s Attorney?s Office.
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