LaPere, 26, who started a software company and was named one of Forbes' "30 Under 30," was found dead at a Baltimore apartment Monday.

Authorities have arrested the man suspected of killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere, a U.S. Marshal confirmed, as police announced plans to reveal details of the capture following a major manhunt.

Baltimore police said they planned to announce the “arrest of murder suspect Jason Billingsley” in a news conference at 11 a.m. ET Thursday. No further details were released and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment from NBC News early Thursday.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Albert Maresca Jr. confirmed Billingsley’s arrest to Baltimore-based NBC affiliate WBAL-TV. He said the suspect, who is 32, was apprehended at a train station in Bowie, Maryland.

  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
    72·
    11 months ago

    Cite literally anything that says that stricter penalties lead to a decrease in crime. Your intuition is not a valid source.

    • bobman@unilem.org
      37·
      11 months ago

      Nations with the strictest drug laws have the fewest users.

      Same with nations that have laws against homosexuality. Fewer people are openly gay in them.

      I know you want to live in your fantasy world where nobody is deterred by punishment, but that’s just not the world we live in.

      It’s sad this needs to be explained to so many of you, but that’s what makes this a microcosm. The majority opinion here is not representative of the world as a whole, and in many times shouldn’t be.

      • Jax@sh.itjust.works
        34·
        11 months ago

        Yep, just like Florida had the lowest covid rates in the country.

        Oh, but that was because they stopped testing… hmm, but people not openly using drugs in countries that heavily criminalize them surely aren’t just doing them in secret.

        Right?

        • bobman@unilem.org
          35·
          11 months ago

          Uhh, no. You’re trying to use an analogy to distract from the topic at hand. It’s not a 1:1 representation of the situation we’re talking about, but serves as a good tool to debate the accuracy of the analogy instead of the actual subject.

          Do you disagree that: “Nations with the strictest drug laws have the fewest users” or “nations that have laws against homosexuality. Fewer people are openly gay in them.”

          No need to bring florida into this, unless you’re relying on mental gymnastics. Hence my comment about fantasy worlds.

          • Jax@sh.itjust.works
            42·
            11 months ago

            There’s every reason to bring the Florida example into this, Mr. Debatelord.

            Covid rates went down in Florida because they stopped testing, not because they didn’t have covid.

            Very relevant when trying to suggest that punitive action towards gay people/ drug users result in less of both. The answer is, no they don’t, they just hide. That does not make the punishment “effective”. What you’re saying is like saying that they’re punished so they just magically aren’t gay anymore lmao.