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Snitching Foe Indicted on Drug Charges
December 18, 2007

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A West Baltimore, Md., man who filmed an infamous DVD warning against cooperating with police in criminal cases has been indicted on felony drug charges, the Baltimore Sun reported Dec. 13.

Akiba M. Matthews, 35, a cameraman who filmed the Stop Snitching DVD, was charged with heroin distribution and possession, firearms possession in connection with a drug crime, and gun possession by a convicted felon. He could face life in prison if convicted of all charges.

Matthews was acquitted by a jury in 2005 after police said they found 198 bags of raw heroin in his apartment, but has served time in prison five times on felony drug and gun charges.

The Stop Snitching video threatens informants with violence if they talk to police. 

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