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Da Sun: Baltimore Police officer charged with murder in death of 15-year-old stepson in Anne Arundel County

A Baltimore Police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 15-year-old stepson, whose body was found hidden in the family’s Anne Arundel County home last week.

Eric Banks Jr., 34, has been in custody since July 6, after county police said Banks tried to disarm an officer after the discovery of the body of Dasan Jones. Banks’ wife — Dasan’s mother — had applied for two protective orders against Banks in recent weeks, saying he was stalking her.

The first was denied by a judge; the second was obtained only hours before Dasan was found dead.

An arrest warrant charging Banks with first- and second-degree murder, as well as child abuse resulting in death, was issued Tuesday, online court records show.

Anne Arundel County Police were set to announce the charges at a news conference Wednesday morning.

Earlier this week, Banks’ attorney, Warren Brown, told The Sun that Banks asserted that he found Dasan dead in a bathtub and that he believed the boy had committed suicide. Brown could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday about the new charges.