The state agreed to drop all charges against Rashaad Perry, 24, during a May 26 motions hearing after the court learned key evidence had been excluded from trial.
Perry was previously charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed robbery, and multiple firearm and conspiracy offenses in connection to a robbery-turned-shooting that occurred shortly after midnight on July 13, 2025.
Court documents state that officers responded to the scene on the 1700 block of Bank Street, where they found 20 shell casings and blood evidence. Investigators believe the victim fired one shot before Perry and another masked man fired back 19 times.
Defense attorney Mary Patton entered a motion to exclude three pieces of evidence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Catherine Chen, citing discovery violations on the state’s end. Among the evidence was a cellular analysis draft, which Patton advised would not be finalized in time for trial, and a 13-page forensic report for which the state failed to provide expert witness testimony.
Patton also raised several reports from emergency medical services that the state had failed to disclose to Patton until shortly before the hearing.
The state acknowledged its burden of proof but maintained that Patton had not raised concerns when she received the evidence in February.
Judge Chen noted that the final cellular analysis – the key piece of evidence in the case – would not be ready before trial was set to begin, rendering it unavailable to the prosecution.
With its evidence excluded, the state entered a nolle prosequi, dropping all charges against Perry.
