On Jan. 9, attempted murder defendant Larry Winder III‘s case was dismissed after multiple delays deprived him of his right to a speedy trial. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard presided over the case and defense attorney Roland Harris represented Winder.
Winder, 29 at the time of the incident, was arrested on Aug. 29, 2023 for allegedly shooting and injuring a woman in the head in an alleyway on the 4800 block of Beaufort Avenue. He initially faced charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, carrying a handgun on his person, discharging a firearm in Baltimore City and firearm use in a felony violent crime.
A trial last May – which was later declared a mistrial due to a hung jury – saw Harris and the prosecution debate over whether the fragments revealed by a CT scan in the victim’s skull were the result of gunfire or blunt force trauma from a baseball bat or handgun. Following the incident, the victim reported to a nearby hospital, where a CT scan revealed metal fragments in the victim’s skull. Harris noted that investigators failed to recover casings or records of gunfire from the scene.
The case was dismissed after the prosecution was unable to contact a necessary witness.
