The attempted murder trial of 39-year-old Adrian Jones initially scheduled to begin on Oct. 14 has been postponed due to the resignation of the original prosecutor assigned to the case.
The defendant is charged with attempted first-and-attempted second degree murder, first degree assault, and multiple firearm related charges in connection to a November 2, 2025 shooting on the 700 block of S. Broadway Street.
According to charging documents, officers responded to the sound of gunfire. Upon arrival, police located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, one to the torso who was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital and the other with a leg wound in stable condition.
Nearby CCTV footage was recovered, depicting a suspect vehicle attempting to run over two victims, leading to a physical altercation between one of the victims and the driver of the vehicle. An unidentified individual in the car then opened fire on the victims and fled the scene.
Two days after the incident, a search and seizure warrant was executed for the suspect vehicle. A crime lab technician recovered fingerprints from the vehicle’s interior and exterior doors and windows, along with DNA swabs from the steering wheel. Further, a single .40 caliber casing was recovered from the driver’s seat.
A witness later identified the defendant as the individual who had allegedly shot the victims.
During a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, defense attorney Augustine Okeke stated that he is ready for trial, however the prosecutor originally assigned to the case had just resigned with a two weeks notice. Therefore, the case was reassigned to a new prosecutor just one day prior to the scheduled trial date.
As a result, the new prosecutor requested postponement to properly prepare for trial.
Judge Copeland complained that there is a management issue with the State’s Attorney’s Office reassigning cases, stating that the case might yet be reassigned to another Assistant State’s Attorney.
However, the postponement was granted and a new date was eventually set for a four day trial beginning on December 15.
