‘Horribly Tragic Case’ Ends With Not Guilty Verdict

By Andrew Michaels - January 19, 2023
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Justice was served in the case of homicide defendant Bradley Mitchell, his defense counsel said on Jan. 18, after a jury found the 29-year-old Baltimore man not guilty of the murder of Ray Glasgow in 2018.

“It was the right decision,” defense attorney Martin Cohen told Baltimore Witness Wednesday morning. “The justice system worked perfectly.”

Cohen’s comments come less than a day after jury deliberations began on Jan. 17. However, he continued the prosecution should have dismissed the case beforehand following testimony from one of Mitchell’s co-defendants, 25-year-old Shawn Little, who testified that he was the shooter.

“Everything [Little] said came as a surprise to me,” Cohen said.

Mitchell was found not guilty of first and second-degree murder and multiple counts of conspiracy to first-degree murder, attempted first and second-degree murder, and first-degree assault.

During her closing argument on Tuesday, the prosecutor said the “horribly tragic case “began with Glasgow and his three friends innocently sitting in a black Honda Accord, chatting, listening to music, and taking selfies. Mitchell, Little, and another co-defendant, 37-year-old Eric Jackson, arrived a short time later as Jackson believed the Accord belonged to those responsible for robbing him weeks prior.

Mitchell allegedly used a rifle when he opened fire on the Accord, the prosecutor said, claiming that he believed he saw one of the occupants with a gun. The incident occurred on March 5, 2018, in front of City Springs Elementary/Middle School near the 100 block of S. Caroline Street.

“What does anyone think will happen when you take a rifle and fire it into a car?” the prosecutor asked.

Cohen quickly pointed to other allegedly responsible parties, specifically Little and Baltimore Police detectives. According to Cohen, Little’s testimony answered many questions about what had happened that day, specifically, who was behind the trigger. Detectives were also looking for a specific story of what happened and interviewed Little until their stories merged, he added.

However, Little’s story was full of “lies and inconsistencies,” Cohen said.

“The [police] didn’t investigate this case properly at all,” said Cohen, describing the police department’s investigation as “foolish and disgusting.”

Instead, he continued, the detective who interviewed Little “had blinders on” and was only focused on what he needed.