A man is being sought in the “targeted” driveway murder of a judge in Maryland who decided against him in his court divorce and custody battle with his wife.
As Law&Crime previously reported, 52-year-old Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Fisher Wilkinson was gunned down in his driveway on Thursday night. On Friday morning, law enforcement revealed the lead suspect is Pedro Argote, 49.
A petition for a protective order filed by the wanted man’s ex-wife accuses him of physically abusing one of their children – along with other complaints about his behavior, NBC News reports. The petition was filed on June 12, 2022, in Washington County District Court. The document claims Argote also committed harassment via text messages, constantly monitored the family via security cameras, and leveled false claims of child neglect against the mother to try and take custody of the couple’s four children.
“I am not taking this anymore,” the woman wrote in the petition. “I will protect my child.”
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