Detective Causes Delay in Kirk Avenue Attempted Murder Trial

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On Aug. 28, a prosecutor requested a postponement of a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial due to a detective’s availability.

Since this was the second trial postponement for David Boyd’s attempted murder case, Judge Charles J. Peters asked the prosecutor why it was postponed the first time. The prosecutor responded that she was out of the country the first time and the date was set without her input.

Boyd’s attorneys, Janet K. Andersen and Robert Cohen, told Judge Peters that they are ready for trial but are not objecting to the postponement. They also told him that Boyd, 43, is on pre-trial supervision and not incarcerated.

Judge Peters sent all parties to Judge Melissa M. Phinn for rescheduling. The attorneys told Judge Phinn that the detective would be out for a month. Andersen told Judge Phinn that since Boyd has a young child at home, she was understanding of the circumstances.

Judge Phinn set the new trial for Nov. 6 before Judge Lawrence R. Daniels. The trial is expected to last three days.

Boyd is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, reckless endangerment, illegal possession of a regulated firearm and ammunition, handgun on person, loaded handgun on person, and discharging firearms.

The plea offer that Boyd rejected was 25 years, suspending all but 10 years with three years probation and no contact with the victim for count three, and 5 years without the possibility of parole and registering with the gun offender registry for count five.

Boyd was charged in connection to an Oct. 25, 2022 incident. Officers responded to the unit block of North Anne Street in response to a non-fatal shooting. The found a male victim was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound in his right knee and laceration to his head.

During the course of the investigation, officers learned that the victim was shot on the 2700 block of Kirk Avenue. Further investigation and witness interviews revealed that Boyd and the victim were having a conversation when Boyd shot the victim. A witness positively identified Boyd from a photo array as the shooter.