Judge Places Gun Possession Defendant on Home Detention

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On Aug. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor put a 19-year-old defendant on private home detention while he undergoes proceedings linked to a non-fatal shooting incident.

The defendant, who is a Baltimore resident, is being charged with being a minor in possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a registered firearm, and having or carrying a handgun on his person for an incident that occurred on May 11.

“He is a victim in this case that still has a gunshot wound that is not being treated,” the defendant’s lawyer, Ronald Brown, told Judge Taylor.

Brown also said the prosecution was charging his client with carrying a gun, not using one. He said video evidence shows that his client was shot by a young woman.

According to the prosecutor, video surveillance footage of the incident shows the defendant holding a gun.

However, Brown said there was no gun in his client’s hand on the video and that a gun was not recovered.

The defendant’s criminal history as a juvenile includes ta misdemeanor for gun possession, according to pretrial services. The defendant’s lawyer said he does not have any prior felonies.

Brown said the defendant can stay with his mother on 24-hour home detention, which Judge Taylor ordered. The defendant can only leave his home for medical or legal appointments and he must not possess a gun.

“I don’t want to see you in front of me as a murder victim or someone being charged with murder,” Judge Taylor told the defendant.

The defendant is scheduled for a Zoom hearing on Dec. 13.