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By
Andrew Michaels
- December 19, 2024
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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Attempted homicide defendant Corey Coleman opted to take her case to trial on Dec. 19, rejecting the prosecution’s plea offer of 50 years in prison.
Charges currently against the 39-year-old defendant include attempted first and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and reckless endangerment as well as five weapons charges for an incident on Aug. 7. He is represented by defense attorney Gabrielle Fortuanto.
During his appearance in reception court on Thursday, Coleman rejected the prosecutor’s plea offer of life, suspending all but 30 years, for attempted first-degree murder and a consecutive 20 years, the first five years without parole, for firearm use in a felony or violent crime. The defendant would also be required to undergo five years of supervised probation, stay away from the victim and register as a gun offender.
Fortuanto rejected the plea on behalf of her client.
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a two-day trial for Coleman beginning March 6, 2025, before Judge Piper F. McKeithen.