Lexington Park Man Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In 2024 Shooting, Faces Life Plus 65 Years - The BayNet

UPDATE: Co-Defendant Convicted in Murder of 23-Year-Old Man in Lexington Park

UPDATE 3/3/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Zahlir Daylin Gantt, 23, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old victim that occurred on February 26, 2024. After a four-day bench trial in the St. Mary’s County Circuit Court, Gantt was convicted of the following offenses: First-degree murder (maximum penalty of LIFE in prison); Second-degree murder (maxi…

Lexington Park Man Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In 2024 Shooting, Faces Life Plus 65 Years - The BayNet

LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Zahlir Daylin Gantt, 23, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old victim that occurred on February 26, 2024. After a four-day bench trial in the St. Mary’s County Circuit Court, Gantt was convicted of the following offenses: First-degree murder (maximum penalty of LIFE in prison); Second-degree mur…