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By
Andrew Michaels
, Racquel Bazos [former] - December 23, 2023
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A 38-year-man charged with shooting a carjacker was convicted of misdemeanor charges on Dec. 21 but will be retried on felony charges after the jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict.
The two-day trial of Ricardo Daniel Alleyne concluded on Dec. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II. The jury came to a partial verdict the following day, finding the defendant guilty of discharging firearms and reckless endangerment.
Alleyne will be retried for firearm use in a felony or violent crime and first and second-degree assault. On Dec. 22, the prosecutor requested a two-week continuance, with the case scheduled to return to reception court on Jan. 5, 2024, to schedule a new trial date.
The defendant was represented by defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg.
According to charging documents, the male victim is accused of stealing someone’s vehicle while the driver was putting air in the tires at a gas station on the 3300 block of Frederick Avenue on Oct. 9, 2022. A child inside the vehicle jumped out during the carjacking as the victim drove away.
Employees from a nearby car lot, including Alleyne, followed the victim while calling 911, court documents state. They continued to follow the victim to the 200 block of South Augusta Avenue, where the defendant pulled out his firearm and attempted to stop the victim until Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers arrived.
Court documents note Alleyne had a carry permit for his weapon.
Alleyne told detectives he saw the victim move his hands toward his waistline. Charging documents state the victim told the defendant to “do it,” adding, “You won’t do it.”
The defendant shot at the victim moments later, firing another two times when he believed the victim was getting into “a better position for a possible gunfight,” court documents state. Alleyne then went to a McDonald’s and called police.