Gang Member Who Supplied Murder Weapon Found Guilty: Frosh

BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland's attorney general announced Friday the convictions of three Baltimore men under the state's criminal gang statute, one of whom also was convicted on charges stemming from the 2017 murder of another Baltimore resident, Sebastian Tucker Dvorak.

Dvorak was out celebrating his 27th birthday on the night of June 13, 2017, when he was robbed and killed on Boston Street in the city's Canton neighborhood, according to Attorney General Brian Frosh.

Testimony at the trial of Robert Lewis, 39; Keith Worthington, 34; and Harvey Turner, 30, revealed that Lewis "provided the weapon that was ultimately used to kill Sebastian Dvorak to another gang member, retrieved back the weapon after the murder from that gang member, and then helped get rid of the weapon and told that gang member to change his appearance to avoid detection by law enforcement," Frosh said in a statement.

Lewis was found guilty of the charges of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and the illegal transfer of a regulated firearm. The trial of the three men on gang-related charges took place in the Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson.

The trial of Malik Mungo, 19, who is charged with the first-degree murder of Sebastian Dvorak, is scheduled for the end of January, according to Frosh's statement. Mungo, also from Baltimore, is being held in a local jail.

“Thanks to the incredible work of our team and law enforcement partners, Mr. Dvorak’s parents were able to see some justice served in the horrific murder of their son,” Frosh said. “Now three extremely dangerous gang members are off the streets and can no longer harm people in our communities.”

If anyone has any information relating to the killing of Sebastian Dvorak, they should call 410-265-8080.

Gang Investigation

Lewis, Turner and Worthington were arrested during a year-long investigation of Baltimore gang activity led by the attorney general’s Organized Crime Unit, the Baltimore City Police Department’s undercover and homicide squads, and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force.

They investigated a gang known as “500” or “500 L,” which operated throughout Maryland, Frosh said. Its main turf was an intersection in an East Baltimore neighborhood.

The organization sold a variety of drugs to undercover officers, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, "and a dangerous synthetic compound, N-ethylpentylone hydrochloride, which the gang represented to be MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy," Frosh said.

N-ethylpentylone hydrochloride was not an illegal substance at the time of the investigation, but is now classified under federal law as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, according to Frosh.

At trial, the three Baltimore men were found guilty of gang participation under the Maryland statute and of other criminal charges:

• Worthington was convicted of illegal possession of a shotgun by a disqualified person, illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, illegal possession of ammunition, conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, six counts of distribution or possession with intent to distribute heroin, one count of distribution of cocaine, two counts of distribution or possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and 11 counts of distribution of a non-controlled substance represented to be a controlled dangerous substance.
• Lewis was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, and two counts of distribution of a non-controlled substance represented to be a controlled dangerous substance.
• Turner was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, and distribution of a non-controlled substance represented to be a controlled dangerous substance.

The sentencing for Harvey Turner is scheduled for Nov. 15. The sentencing for Keith Worthington is scheduled for Nov. 26, and the sentencing for Robert Lewis is set for Dec. 2.