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By
Racquel Bazos [former]
- October 16, 2023
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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On Oct. 16, a 54-year-old man accused of attempted murder appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court and rejected a plea offer before Judge Melissa M. Phinn.
Walter Holmes is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm use in a felony violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction and having a gun within 100 yards of the public in connection to a May 17 incident.
The prosecution offered Holmes life, suspending all but 50 years, with five years of supervised probation for attempted first-degree murder and a consecutive 10 years, the first five years without the possibility of parole, for firearm use in a felony violent crime. Holmes rejected the offer.
Holmes told Judge Phinn the case would be dropped because the prosecution was lying about his having a gun. Judge Phinn and his attorney, Natalie Finegar, interrupted him so he would not saying anything that could compromise his case.
Judge Phinn scheduled Holmes’ three-day trial to begin on Feb. 12, 2024, before Judge Jeannie J. Hong.
Distraught about the delay, Holmes told the court he will have lost his house by then. Finegar said she would file a motion to get for a new bail review hearing to address the problem.