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Authorities in Baltimore City, plagued with out-of-control crime, "initially withheld details" from the public that a convicted felon raped and set fire to a person last week. For some reason, officials felt the need to leave out the "rape" part of the crime – just calling it an "arson." The felon went on to murder a young tech CEO on Monday. Adding to the disgust, officials freed the man last fall, having served only seven years of a 30-year sentence. 

Local media outlet Baltimore Banner said registered sex offender Jason Billingsley,32, kicked down the door of a home last Tuesday in West Baltimore and "pointed a gun at two people inside, then handcuffed and duct-taped them." 

A source told the media outlet, "Authorities believe Billingsley raped the woman and cut her neck. He doused her and the man with some liquid, then set them on fire. The couple survived and were hospitalized along with a child in the house." 

Police then issued a warrant for Billingsley's arrest last week but left out one very critical piece of information. They initially called the crime an "arson," leaving out "rape." 

Why officials in the crime-ridden city would ever do that is beyond comprehension. 

Fast forward to this week, the registered sex offender killed a young tech entrepreneur (Pava LaPere) that sparked national attention in the corporate press. 

"Even as police identified Billingsley as a suspect and warned that he was a dangerous threat, authorities released few details about his involvement in another alleged crime that had occurred days earlier," Baltimore Banner said. 

We ask again: Why did officials do that? 

It was only until late Tuesday that Acting Police Commission Richard Worley said: "This individual will kill and he will rape. "He will do anything he can to cause harm. Please be aware of your surroundings."

Billingsley was released from jail in October 2022, only serving seven years of a 30-year prison term for "good conduct and engaging in work programs," according to Baltimore Banner. 

"By October 2022, he earned enough diminution credits to trigger mandatory release after serving about nine years and three months of his 14-year sentence," the media outlet said. 

In a separate report, Fox Baltimore said Annapolis lawmakers had several opportunities to pass legislation targeting repeat violent offenders by implementing harsher penalties but failed. 

Fox Baltimore contacted the Baltimore City Delegation, asking about repeat violent offenders and whether they would support legislation implementing tougher penalties. Only Del. Caylin Young responded:

This is more evidence of why residents and companies are panic exiting the imploding city (not entirely because of remote work) for surrounding counties and or other states because soft-on-crime Democrats are enacting disastrous social justice reforms that have sparked a tsunami of violent crime. 

WSJ reported on Thursday that armed and dangerous Billingsley was arrested.