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Baltimore's 'Public Enemy No. 1' Now In Police Custody

BROOKLYN, Md. (WJZ) -- The manhunt is over for Baltimore's "Public Enemy No. 1." Charles Henson is accused of murdering a man and then targeting his family in a case of witness intimidation.

Rick Ritter spoke with detectives.

Police say they've been on Charles Henson's trail all week long. Now Public Enemy No. 1 is in custody.

Charles Henson was found hiding in a rowhome in Brooklyn on Pontiac Avenue and 5th Street.Police say they shined their helicopter light inside the house. Henson popped his head out the window and then came out the front door and surrendered without incident. He was unarmed.Police say they're unsure right now on any exact ties Henson had to the Brooklyn area and whether or not anyone was helping him hide.

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On January 28, police say 22-year-old Henson shot and killed Davon Johnson in Northwest Baltimore in broad daylight.

Henson has been on the run since, intimidating the victim's family from giving up information to police.

Just this week, police believe Henson set the family's home on fire. Luckily, detectives moved them into witness protection days before the blaze.

"The police department hasn't rested, this community hasn't rested. We're only standing here today in front of you because our community stepped up to the plate like we asked them to do and gave us numerous tips that led us to south Baltimore tonight, where we found Charles Henson in a rowhome right behind me. Charles Henson was actually distracted by Foxtrot, our helicopter, when the light shined in his window. He noticed it, he came outside, had a few words and then he gave up. Charles Henson, our Public Enemy No. 1, was taken into custody without incident tonight," said Deputy Commissioner Kevin Davis, Baltimore City Police Department.

Henson has a violent history. He was just arrested last summer as part of a major drug ring.

Those who knew Henson told police he wasn't afraid to engage in a shootout with officers and die that way.

Charles Henson is the fourth Public Enemy No. 1 designated in Baltimore City.

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