It’s not The Wire, but…

I’ll admit I was a little nervous when the first line of an e-mail I received read, in part, “I’m with the TV show America’s Most Wanted.”

But I was more than happy to help when I read on, and was asked to pass along word that Saturday night’s episode features the capture of Kevin “Muggsy” Armstead, a Baltimore drug dealer who was apprehended after his story first aired on AMW in March, making him the show’s 986th “direct capture.”

Armstead was wanted for the murder of Ricardo Paige, a Baltimore handyman who renovated row houses in the city, removing the drugs he found along the way. Police said Armstead believed some of his cocaine was thrown away by Paige during a renovation job. Armstead and two friends allegedly confronted Paige in a row house undergoing renovation on March 20, 2007, and shot him to death.

Once Armstead’s story aired a year later, tips came pouring in, according to AMW. The most reliable ones said Armstead was just outside Atlanta which is where police found him after a short stakeout at a car wash.

Armstead, according to police descriptions to AMW, was “totally overwhelmed and surprised” when he was captured.

His jury trial for first-degree murder is scheduled for Oct. 14 in Baltimore City Circuit Court, court records show. America’s Most Wanted airs 9 p.m. Saturday.

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