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Shop NowFormer Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Chief of Staff, Roy McGrath, has been on the run from the FBI for weeks. Now his attorney says McGrath is dead.
Joseph Murtha, the attorney for the former Maryland Government Official, confirmed in a statement released to news outlets that his client is dead. The fugitive’s cause of death was gunshot injuries following a standoff with police late Monday night.
Roy McGrath, former Larry Hogan aide, has died in a shootout with the FBIhttps://t.co/kOn37OpWvI
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 4, 2023
According to reports, at least one FBI agent fired a weapon during a standoff with McGrath who was injured. However, Law enforcement has yet to reveal whether McGrath was struck by police or if his injuries were self-inflicted.
“Good evening. The FBI has confirmed that Roy has succumbed to his injuries. It is unclear to me at this time if the injury was self-inflicted or was as a result of an exchange of gunfire with the FBI,” McGrath’s attorney said. “It is a tragic ending to the past three weeks of uncertainty. I think it is important for me to stress that Roy never wavered about his innocence.”
At this time Law officials have not confirmed the death.
“I think it’s important that I stress that Roy McGrath never wavered about his innocence.”
As a lawyer I can appreciate zealous advocacy. But, well, fleeing for 3 weeks and then getting into a shootout with law enforcement arguably constitutes wavering. https://t.co/DSUO7jLvN3
— Sean Silverman: Silverman Bar Exam & LSAT Tutoring (@BarExamTutor) April 4, 2023
McGrath served as former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Chief of Staff and the director of Maryland Environmental Services. This past March, he was wanted for failing to appear for his federal trial in Baltimore, Maryland. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a federal arrest warrant on the same day of his missed court appearance.
The standoff on Monday started after FBI agents confronted him in Knoxville, Tennessee where they had been tipped off about McGrath’s whereabouts.
FBI officials confirmed that the fugitive government official was injured during the standoff. McGrath was taken to the hospital after he was shot.
A manhunt for a former fraudster who was wanted for falsifying documents and stealing money has ended in death. McGrath died in a shootout with the authorities following efforts to arrest him. There was a $20,000 reward for information leading to him.https://t.co/YIoqDDF1ja
— Landon S. (@AetherianDreams) April 4, 2023
“The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting which occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023,” the FBI said in a statement. “During the arrest, the subject, Roy McGrath, sustained injury and was transported to the hospital. The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously. In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under investigation by the FBI’s Inspection Division.”
The situation and shooting remain under investigation.
