Scheduling for the trial of 29-year-old Jabari Lyles, 20, was postponed for late disclosure of evidence on Oct 29, before Melissa K. Copeland, Maryland Circuit Court Judge.
Lyles is charged with three counts of attempted first degree murder as well as three charges for attempted second degree murder, and first degree assault.–with use of a firearm in a violent crime, reckless endangerment and multiple handgun associated crimes.
Lyles’ charges stem from an incident that occurred Jun. 3. According to court documents, the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 1500 Block of West Baltimore Street in reference to a ShotSpotter alert for four rounds of shots fired around 11:53pm.
Upon arrival officers completed a canvass and located nine .40 caliber shell casings, two live rounds of.40 caliber ammunition, twelve 9mm shell casings, and one bullet fragment. Officers returned the following morning around 8:13am for daylight canvassing and found fifteen 9mm and one .40 caliber shell casings were recovered in various locations surrounding the initial location.
The same morning at 10:10am, officers responded to a destruction of property, and found that a 2022 Black Acura 490, sustained bullet holes in the trunk, rear passenger door, driver rear door, and passenger front door.
Detectives reviewed CCTV footages and found that at 11:41pm, a black male exiting a silver vehicle later identified as Lyles, wearing a grey sweatshirt, black pants with vertical white lettering “SUPREME” brand logo on the front left side, and a medical boot on his left foot.
Lyles was allegedly observed walking towards the northwest corner of the intersections of West Baltimore Street and North Stricker Street.
At 11:52pm Lyles can be seen standing next to a group of unknown individuals that are engaged in a verbal dispute.
Lyles then distances himself until two individuals from the group produced and discharged firearms about 50 feet away from Lyles.
Lyles then fell down and faces the unknown individuals and allegedly begins firing back, consistent with the recovered shell casings officers found near the incident.
Lyles was quickly identified by law enforcement because of his extensive criminal past.
During the hearing, Lyles informed Judge Copland that he wasn’t aware of his representation. To which the States attorney mentions she sent the discovery to defense attorney Avrohom Greenfield.
Greenfield informed Judge Copeland that he had received discovery the morning of at 6:30am. Lyles was offered a plea and according to Greenfield he can’t properly give any advice to his client, because he hadn’t seen discovery.
The state claims to have sent an email with the link to Greenfield Sep. 8, but it was not the correct link.Judge Copeland said this is unacceptable as it’s been “too long” for the state not to have sent any evidence in discovery. “I don’t think the state understands the responsibility it has,” Copeland says.
Greenfield requested an extended deadline for any motions that may need to be filed and, Judge Copeland granted his request.
Lyles was offered a total of 40 years’ suspend all but 25 years, the first five years without the possibility of parole. Lyles was also offered supervised probation and would have to register with the Gun Offender Registry Act.
Lyles rejected the offer, Trial is set for Jan 25, 2026.
