[1] In addition to his position in the Black Panther Party, Conway was also employed by the United States Postal Service.
[2][3][4] About an hour later, Officers James Welsh and Roger Nolan arrested two men near the scene of the shooting, based on information they received over police radio.
[4][5] The men were Jackie Powell and Jack Ivory Johnson, and two pistols were found near the location where they were hiding.
The police determined that these two men, Powell and Ivory Johnson, knew members of the Baltimore Black Panther Party chapter or were affiliated with it.
[4] One of the weapons found with Powell and Johnson was also matched through ballistics testing to the murder of Officer Sager.
[7] Before the trial, Johnson had confessed to the police, naming Powell and Conway as the ones who shot Officers Sager and Sierakowski.
[8] According to court testimony, Johnson stated he fired into the air because "I didn't have the heart to kill the pig.
However, as was verified by the court transcript, Conway had protested greatly when Reynolds was placed in his cell because everyone knew he was an informant.
[9] Finally, the ballistic evidence connecting the weapons to the murders also played a significant role in the trial.
The trial took place just two years after the Baltimore riot of 1968, the use of the photo line-up was questioned and the reliability of the prison informant was brought up.
[12] In February 2001, the Baltimore City Council passed a resolution urging the Governor of Maryland to pardon Conway, over the strident protests of police officers.