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State of Maryland v Andy Panton
Computer shows defendant’s DNA is inside victims’ vehicle
| Crime | In January 2019, two young men met with Andy Panton to sell him marijuana. Mr. Panton got into the back seat of their car. Suddenly, Panton fired off four shots, killing both men seated in the front of the vehicle. |
| Evidence | The interior car door handle was swabbed. |
| DNA | The Montgomery County Police Crime Laboratory produced the evidence data. |
| Match | The lab was not able to provide any conclusions for the evidence data due to its complexity. |
| TrueAllele | On the same DNA data, the computer’s statistic connecting the interior vehicle door handle with Andy Panton was 12.1 million. |
| Cybergenetics | On September 7, 2021, William Allan testified at the trial in Rockville, Maryland about the computer DNA match statistic. |
| Outcome | On September 9, 2021, Andy Panton was found guilty of two counts of first degree felony murder, two counts of second degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. He was sentenced to life in prison on May 6, 2022. |
Media
- Officials conduct homicide investigation in White Oak, two males found dead with gunshot wounds CBS Baltimore
- 2 Silver Spring teens charged in Jan. 28 White Oak homicides: PD Patch - Silver Spring, MD
- Update: Third suspect arrested in connection to White Oak double homicide Montgomery County Department of Police
- Grand jury indicts two on first-degree murder charges Montgomery County Sentinel
- White Oak homicide trial expected to proceed on schedule despite attorney requests Bethesda Magazine
- A jury deadlocked in a murder trial as pandemic shut down courts. With trials rebooted, a new jury returned a conviction Washinton Post
- Man sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of two men in White Oak Bethesda Magazine