Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

By Cynthia Eapen [former] - November 10, 2021
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A 29-year-old man accused of shooting a University of Maryland School of Medicine employee accepted a plea offer on Nov. 10 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. 

Jamar Haughton is charged in connection to an incident on Feb. 4, 2019, on the 600 block of West Redwood Street around 7:15 a.m. According to WBAL TV, Haughton and the victim had been in a relationship prior to the incident, and Haughton was upset that the relationship ended.

The victim had gunshot wounds to the face and buttocks. 

Haughton is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, felony use of a firearm in a violent crime, carrying a handgun on his person, two counts of discharging firearms, and possession of a stolen pistol. 

On Wednesday, the prosecution offered a plea of life, suspending all but 18 years, for attempted first-degree murder. The defendant was represented by Christoph Amberger. 

The defendant said that he wished to accept the offer because he confessed to the crime and told investigators shortly after the incident that, “I wanted him to die.” 

This offer was accepted before Judge Althea M. Handy.