A Baltimore drug kingpin who inspired characters on HBO’s classic series The Wire has died in federal prison in North Carolina. Baltimore Health Department spokesman Sean Naron confirmed on Tuesday that 54-year-old Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale died in a medical prison in Butner. Barksdale ran a heroin business in Baltimore inContinue Reading
All 6 officers involved with the arrest of Freddie Gray will be charged with several counts including second-degree depraved-heart murder, which the driver of the van to get the most charges. UPDATE: Freddie Gray’s family responds to the charges that State Attorney Marilyn Mosby brought to the 6 officers involvedContinue Reading
Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s “The Wire,” recently started a now fully-funded Kickstarter campaign to make the “Isiah Whitlock Jr. Talking Bobblehead.” Those familiar with “The Wire” can probably surmise the bobblehead’s choice phrases. As part of getting the word out about his potentially limitedContinue Reading
