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Fugitive on Most Wanted List who had been on reality TV show arrested in Davie

- By Shira Moolten South Florida Sun Sentinel

A barber who went from appearance­s on the reality series “90 Day Fiancé” to the U.S Marshals’ Most Wanted List on a homicide charge was arrested Friday in Davie.

Michael Baltimore, 44, was booked into Broward County Main Jail on Friday on multiple charges, including traffickin­g of phenethyla­mines, possession of a weapon, possession of fentanyl, use of false informatio­n, using or displaying a firearm, and giving a false identity to law enforcemen­t, court records show.

He is accused of battering a bar employee, possessing a knife during the altercatio­n, and threatenin­g to get his gun before he fled the scene, NBC 6 reported.

Police found him in the 9900 block of Griffin Road in Davie with fentanyl, marijuana, ecstasy pills and a loaded gun in his possession, NBC 6 said. He originally gave officers a fake name, but they used his fingerprin­ts to determine his identity.

Baltimore is accused of shooting his former boss, Kendell Jerome Cook, to death, and injuring another man at a barbershop in Carlisle, Pennsylvan­ia in May of 2021, according to a media release the U.S. Marshals issued last year.

He had worked for Cook until 2019, the release states, and was also featured in several episodes of “90 Day Fiancé.”

U.S Marshals elevated Baltimore to the 15 Most Wanted Fugitive List in June of last year.

“Michael Baltimore poses a serious threat to the community. By placing him on the 15 Most Wanted list, we have made his capture a top priority of the U.S. Marshals Service,” U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis said in the release.

The agency had offered up to $25,000 for his arrest. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had offered up to $10,000, while Cumberland County Crime Stoppers offered $2,000.

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