Baltimore Criminal Defense Law Blog

A Baltimore man was allegedly involved in a stabbing that took place at a local pub. He faces assault and attempted murder charges for his role in the April 20 incident. A second man was also charged with assault.

According to police, the man, age 22, of the 700 block of Richwood Avenue, was arguing with a woman at the pub when the man who was subsequently stabbed attempted to intervene. The woman was an acquaintance of the man accused of the stabbing. The man who intervened in the argument was allegedly stabbed multiple times and was later transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. His injuries are reported to have been serious, though not life-threatening.

On March 31, the Hartford County Sheriff's Department was called to a home to settle a dispute allegedly involving a domestic dispute. Once inside the home, deputies noticed a strong odor of what they believed was marijuana. Officers also reported seeing a substance that appeared to be marijuana.

Based on their observations, the officers were able to receive a search warrant for the entire property. A search of the premises allegedly revealed more than $8,000 in cash, drug paraphernalia, approximately 8 pounds of marijuana and equipment that is known to be used in growing and packaging marijuana.

Shortly after midnight on March 28, Edgewood police stopped a 2000 silver Mercury traveling on Hanson Road. The officer believed that the driver of the car was speeding. Initially, the driver pulled over for the traffic stop. However, when the officer exited the patrol car to approach the Mercury, the driver allegedly drove away from the scene.

Officers gave chase. They found the vehicle on Candlewood Court, then continued the pursuit on foot. They apprehended the man, a 34-year-old Baltimore resident, on foot. Police allegedly located 20 plastic bags containing a substance they believed to be crack cocaine. It is believed that the man discarded the bags as he tried to escape. The total value of the drugs is approximately $1,000. 

When it comes to determining whether or not someone has committed a crime, a lot comes down to intent. Accidents can happen, but whether that accident rises to the level of a crime comes down to interpretation. After considering the case of a police training supervisor who critically wounded a recruit when he shot him in the head, prosecutors decided he did act criminally and charged him with two misdemeanors: reckless endangerment and second-degree assault.

The shooting apparently happened because of a misunderstanding. The victim, a University of Maryland police trainee, was apparently joking around and peered through a window at the instructor. The instructor, a Baltimore police training supervisor, shot at the trainee with what he thought was a paintball gun. However, he had actually grabbed his service weapon.