Photo: U.S. MARSHALS
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(704x429:706x431):format(webp)/Wanted-Michael-Anthony-Baltimore-Jr-071822-e2b2d8fd384741a9a66412bd5093d1a1.jpg)
Michael Baltimorewas arrested Friday in Davie, Florida, six months after his name was added to the United States Marshal Service’s 15 Most Wanted list.
The U.S. Marshals announced in a press release that the barber, 44, who appeared on90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?,was apprehended after fleeing a bar fightThursday night, according to CNN, after heallegedly shot his former employerKendell Jerome Cook to death in May 2021.
The Davie Police Department (DPD) and the U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
After police discovered the car the next morning, they let the woman go and arrested Baltimore after his fingerprints alerted officers to his “Most Wanted” status. According to CNN, authorities said he attempted to give officers a fake name, and he was discovered with a loaded handgun, drugs and three fake ID cards.
Kendall Cook (left) and Michael Anthony Baltimore.TLC
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1154x419:1156x421):format(webp)/90-Day-Fiance-Michael-Anthony-Baltimore-Jr-2-071822-439a18e65e5749a0904a620423c7e0b4.jpg)
Baltimore is currently being detained in Florida, where he will face local charges, CNN reported.
He’s also accused of shooting Cook to death and injuring employee Anthony White at Cook’s GQ Barbershop in Carlisle, pennsylvania, on May 22, 2021, according to the U.S. Marshalls. Baltimore previously worked for Cook until 2019.
The Marshals Serviceadded Baltimore to the 15 Most Wanted listin July, offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also offered a $10,000 reward, and Cumberland County Crime Stoppers offered an additional $2,000.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Police said a personal conflict between Baltimore and the victims led to the shooting. Cook had allegedly been receiving threats from Baltimore for several months before the shooting,Penn Livereported.
Baltimore and Cook both appeared on season 4 of90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?in 2019, when they informedAshley Martsonthat her husbandJay Smithcheated on her with a woman in the barbershop bathroom.
source: people.com