U.S. marshals seek alleged shooter

Published October 15, 2008 4:00am ET



U.S. marshals want the public’s help in tracking down a Prince George’s County man suspected of gunning down an acquaintance in an ongoing fight over a girl.

James Cornell Ford, 20, is wanted by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for the Aug. 11 death of 21-year-old Joseph Ray Burgess, 21, of Waldorf. Police said Ford, of Oxon Hill, approached Burgess and a group of friends, pulled out a handgun and pistol-whipped one man before shooting Burgess in the chest.

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