This is Eric Banks Jr., a suspended Baltimore police officer whose 15-year-old stepson was found hidden inside a wall of his home just hours after a judge granted his estranged wife a protective order against him. Banks and his wife Latrice had a deteriorating marriage marked by her claims of stalking, emotional abuse, and threats. She had attempted to obtain a protective order against Banks in late June 2021, but a judge denied it. On the morning of July 6, 2021, the two attended a court hearing at which both were ordered to have no contact without a police officer present. Hours later, Latrice went to pick up her son, 15-year-old Dasan "DJ" Jones, from Banks' home in Curtis Bay. She could not reach him. The only message she received appeared to be from his phone but did not sound like him. She called police for a welfare check.
When officers arrived, Banks told them DJ had left the house on his own. Officers searched the neighborhood and found nothing. Banks then consented to a search of the home. Inside a hole in the wall on the top floor, they found DJ's body. The medical examiner later determined he had been asphyxiated. His clothes were soaked in bleach and he had injuries to his face, neck, and mouth. When officers moved to take Banks into custody, he became combative. He tried to grab an officer's gun while handcuffed. It took five officers to restrain him. During the struggle he repeated that his life was over and told officers to choke him. He later claimed he had found DJ unresponsive in the bathtub and believed the boy had taken his own life.
DJ had just finished his freshman year of high school. He was a member of his school's all-county orchestra and a talented violinist enrolled in a competitive magnet program.
Outcome: Banks entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder and attempting to disarm a police officer in October 2022. In September 2025, he was sentenced to 42 years in prison.
It seems judges, have no accountability I mean, sometimes the releasing people who are definitely repeat offenders on purpose I believe to break down society. These are the communist type judges who hate America who got in power and released criminals without consequence and what reason is that why would they if they break society down? They’ll be able to rewrite the rules with their ideas instead of the constitution
this sickens me. since thier wre so many people murdering now its increased i just saw a video of a 19 year olds male parents finding a head and hands of a male under his bed of who he murdered and he confessed no hesitation infront the police and whent ewy asked why. he said. bec i wanted to feel how murder felt like. earths going to hell.
Done this to his own son, just imagine what he has done to people throughout his career as a police officer, utter snowflake walloper at best, there's too many people like him on the force and they need to be retired quickly, most of them are monsters with kids blood on their hands.
If they were estranged, and the mother was trying to get a restraining order, why the fuck would you allow your son anywhere near that man??? That's poor judgment by the mother.
A sad waste of a teenage boys life. The poor mother she's going through hell her boy is dead, is that why he died? My condolences to the mother, family and friends.😢
So a judge denies a restraining order and dude ends up beating and strangling a child to death, then hides the body, and homeboy only gets 42 years in prison and nothing happens to the judge? If that were my son, I wouldn’t be ok with this outcome at all. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Someone would owe me their life either that dude or the judge. And if that dude is locked away in prison and I can’t get to him to collect his life, well that judge better be moving smart from here on out cuz I’d spend the rest of my life planning my get back. If you take something from me I love, I will take something equally valuable from you or you will have to take my life to stop me and I’m down to die for this any day
The judge should be held accountable for only giving that murderer such a little sentence !!!! It should have been life/ death sentence !! He took the life of an innocent child !! Justice will be served during his prison sentence by bigger crazier men than him!! May he never have a night's sleep ever while in jail
That officer acted quickly I can't believe he led him straight to him and the officer saw the body in there as dark as it was. His father scorched his body with bleach the pain & torcher he endured.
That man has had PTSD for a long time. Along with other mental illness the courts failed to see that and take precautions to protect the child not the parents.
This is Eric Banks Jr., a suspended Baltimore police officer whose 15-year-old stepson was found hidden inside a wall of his home just hours after a judge granted his estranged wife a protective order against him.
Banks and his wife Latrice had a deteriorating marriage marked by her claims of stalking, emotional abuse, and threats. She had attempted to obtain a protective order against Banks in late June 2021, but a judge denied it. On the morning of July 6, 2021, the two attended a court hearing at which both were ordered to have no contact without a police officer present. Hours later, Latrice went to pick up her son, 15-year-old Dasan "DJ" Jones, from Banks' home in Curtis Bay. She could not reach him. The only message she received appeared to be from his phone but did not sound like him. She called police for a welfare check.
When officers arrived, Banks told them DJ had left the house on his own. Officers searched the neighborhood and found nothing. Banks then consented to a search of the home. Inside a hole in the wall on the top floor, they found DJ's body. The medical examiner later determined he had been asphyxiated. His clothes were soaked in bleach and he had injuries to his face, neck, and mouth.
When officers moved to take Banks into custody, he became combative. He tried to grab an officer's gun while handcuffed. It took five officers to restrain him. During the struggle he repeated that his life was over and told officers to choke him. He later claimed he had found DJ unresponsive in the bathtub and believed the boy had taken his own life.
DJ had just finished his freshman year of high school. He was a member of his school's all-county orchestra and a talented violinist enrolled in a competitive magnet program.
Outcome: Banks entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder and attempting to disarm a police officer in October 2022. In September 2025, he was sentenced to 42 years in prison.
That's why you refuse a search, but in this case I'm glad he was stupid enough to let them in.
Looks like he’s strung out on Meth or something…
That story is darkk
Why was the son at the psychos house? Id never leave my kid alone with an abuser im getting a restraining order from…. Duh!
Judges have become extremely irrelevant and useless
Killer, murderer take his asz Away.😮😮
These evil savage demonic judges are the real savages killers
Please someone leak that judges info so we can get justice
It seems judges, have no accountability I mean, sometimes the releasing people who are definitely repeat offenders on purpose I believe to break down society. These are the communist type judges who hate America who got in power and released criminals without consequence and what reason is that why would they if they break society down? They’ll be able to rewrite the rules with their ideas instead of the constitution
this sickens me. since thier wre so many people murdering now its increased i just saw a video of a 19 year olds male parents finding a head and hands of a male under his bed of who he murdered and he confessed no hesitation infront the police and whent ewy asked why. he said. bec i wanted to feel how murder felt like. earths going to hell.
Done this to his own son, just imagine what he has done to people throughout his career as a police officer, utter snowflake walloper at best, there's too many people like him on the force and they need to be retired quickly, most of them are monsters with kids blood on their hands.
No stereotypes were damaged by this incident! 🙄
If they were estranged, and the mother was trying to get a restraining order, why the fuck would you allow your son anywhere near that man??? That's poor judgment by the mother.
I know I’m broken because I was more focused on why you would hide the body somewhere that obvious than anything else.
A sad waste of a teenage boys life. The poor mother she's going through hell her boy is dead, is that why he died? My condolences to the mother, family and friends.😢
A cop told me when people say “honestly” they’re usually lying
So a judge denies a restraining order and dude ends up beating and strangling a child to death, then hides the body, and homeboy only gets 42 years in prison and nothing happens to the judge? If that were my son, I wouldn’t be ok with this outcome at all. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Someone would owe me their life either that dude or the judge. And if that dude is locked away in prison and I can’t get to him to collect his life, well that judge better be moving smart from here on out cuz I’d spend the rest of my life planning my get back. If you take something from me I love, I will take something equally valuable from you or you will have to take my life to stop me and I’m down to die for this any day
Ridiculous how judges can makes decisions that lead to this without consequences for their negligence
Mf done lost it death penalty asap
I saw the full video its disturbing
Rest in peace Dasan.❤
He killed his son what a savages
42 years??? How about life!
These are the animal's that citys hire for pigs. That's why I say watch out they will kill you
It's sad how many men do this…after divorce to spite their exes😢
There are very sick and bad people out there. It's very sad that judges are concerned more with sharing custody than what's best for the child
Strawberry guy makes some good music 🎶
People saying he should’ve got the death penalty. He got 40 years as a cop and a kid killer. Thats a death sentence
They should’ve searched the first time not the second time it was too late
Absoluetly no remorse. Pure evil.
Rest In Peace the poor boy 🙏
I hope prison justice has its way with this man at full capacity. What a waste of flesh, air, and space.
My heart hurts for DJs mother and family.
The judge should be held accountable for only giving that murderer such a little sentence !!!! It should have been life/ death sentence !! He took the life of an innocent child !! Justice will be served during his prison sentence by bigger crazier men than him!! May he never have a night's sleep ever while in jail
That officer acted quickly I can't believe he led him straight to him and the officer saw the body in there as dark as it was. His father scorched his body with bleach the pain & torcher he endured.
That man has had PTSD for a long time. Along with other mental illness the courts failed to see that and take precautions to protect the child not the parents.
Moron.
You KNOW what's up, bro
The judge should be asked to step down this is crazy
WTF your own flesh & blood. WHY 🤦