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Jahad Karim Frierson, 27, was found guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 3, following a nine-day trial for the murder of 46-year-old Leon Nathaniel Inabinett Jr., according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington.
The shooting happened on June 20, 2021, at the Bryans Road Firehouse in the 3000 block of Livingston Road, where Inabinett had been attending a birthday party.
An investigation revealed Frierson had an issue with Inabinett stemming from a prior incident, and Frierson enlisted the help of cohort Ryan Lamont Bell to confront the victim.
The pair hid in bushes outside the firehouse, waiting for Inabinett to leave, prosecutors said. When he exited carrying a tray of cookies, Frierson and Bell approached him in the rear parking lot.
Frierson, armed with a handgun supplied by Bell, struck Inabinett before shooting him multiple times, investigators said.
Inabinett managed to return to the firehouse to seek help but collapsed in a hallway. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Key evidence included Bell's ankle monitor, which placed him at the scene, along with cell phone records and surveillance footage showing the suspects confronting the victim and fleeing.
The murder weapon was later recovered from Bell’s vehicle, and Bell admitted to cleaning the gun after the shooting.
Bell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in 2022.
He is scheduled for sentencing on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Frierson, who faces up to 40 years in prison, is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 6, 2025.
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