Baltimore Sun

A ninth person connected to the infamous Stop Snitching videos, which threaten violence against police informants, has been charged in Baltimore federal court as part of a six-year investigation that has led to the arrest of nearly four dozen Marylanders for crimes including racketeering, drug dealing and illegal arms possession.

Eric Bailey, 38, who proclaimed “rat poison” the cure for cooperators in the 2004 DVD, is among the final targets in the inquiry, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Weinstein said yesterday during a U.S. District Court hearing. A judge ordered Bailey to remain in custody pending trial.

Police carried out a predawn raid of Bailey’s Baltimore home last month in search of drugs and weapons, and said they found him asleep with a semiautomatic handgun under his pillow.

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Two women, one of whom mouthed the words I love you to Bailey, appeared at yesterday’s hearing to support him. After it was over, they decried the justice system’s reliance on criminal informants.