Prosecution Case Against Homicide Defendant ‘Literally Made Up,’ Defense Argues

By Andrew Michaels - February 2, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

In the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2021, the victim’s girlfriend heard her boyfriend arguing with another man during a FaceTime call. That was the last time she saw her boyfriend.

The other man, later identified as Thermon Green, was charged with the victim’s death and began his jury trial on Feb. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana Middleton.

The prosecutor described the relationship between Green and the victim as “strained” during her opening statement on Thursday. The victim was a drug dealer who worked for Green, she said, and the two were having a conversation in the victim’s vehicle parked on the 3900 block of Clifton Avenue.

“During [the couple’s] conversation on FaceTime, she hears someone say, ‘I’m the one bringing in the drugs. You’re just selling them,’” the prosecutor told the jury.

The victim told his girlfriend that he had to go and then ended the phone call when Green allegedly shot him, smashing out the front driver’s seat window. Shell casings and blood were later recovered by Baltimore Police.

When he approached the jury, defense attorney Roland Harris told jurors that he didn’t “really know where to start,” adding that the prosecutor’s case was “literally made up,” including the defendant and victim’s strained relationship.

The defendant’s DNA was not recovered from the steering wheel or gear shift, he noted, countering the prosecution’s argument that Green drove the victim’s vehicle back to Landover where he lived.

“What’s happening in this case is [the prosecution] is blaming [Green],” Harris said.

Testimony began Thursday and is expected to continued Feb. 3.