Judge Can’t Make Out Shooter’s Face, Releases Attempted Murder Defendant

By Andrew Michaels - November 30, 2021
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An 18-year-old man charged in connection to an armed robbery turned attempted murder was released during a bail review hearing on Nov. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson.

Dominic Noble is charged with several counts of first and second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and armed robbery, as well as reckless endangerment and other firearm-related charges.

On Tuesday, defense attorney Arthur McGreevy informed the court that he turned a video and two photos over to the prosecution as part of discovery. McGreevy asked Judge Jackson to review the video “to determine the validity of the case.”

After looking at the video, Judge Jackson told counsel that he could not make out any faces.

“I don’t know how anyone would make an identification in the video,” Judge Jackson said, explaining that tailored clothing could be a possible distinction, but the clothes on the shooter in the video were not tailored.

McGreevy explained that the case revolves around an alleged robbery of some individuals, but the prosecution “doesn’t know who was robbed or what was stolen.” The defense attorney said someone thought it was Noble and another individual who committed the robbery; however, the identification of the second alleged robber was not discussed.

According to Fox45 News, Noble was on the Baltimore Police Department’s most wanted list for a shooting that occurred on South Monroe Street near McHenry Street on Nov. 9, 2020. Four people were allegedly shot at during the incident.

The prosecution recommended Noble be held without bail given that there were four victims involved as well as children in the area at the time of the shooting.

Judge Jackson released Noble to 24-hour electronic home monitoring. He also told the prosecution that he would entertain a future motion to reconsider if indicting evidence was found in the video.