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By
Ben Dutcher
- April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Shooting
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Trial was postponed April 29 for a defendant accused of shooting his victim while wearing a Halloween mask.
Travis Maynor, 45, is on trial for an incident that occurred Aug. 8, 2024 in the 4100 block of Patterson Avenue. Maynor faces 22 charges, including attempted first- and second-degree murder and a variety of assault, robbery, and firearm-related charges.
According to charging documents, Maynor became a suspect after detectives reviewed CCTV footage outside of a Carroll Motor Fuels gas station, which showed two individuals shoot at the 28-year old victim before driving away.
On Aug. 20, CCTV footage from outside the gas station led detectives to identify Maynor as a suspect. The footage captured two individuals firing shots at the victim before fleeing in a vehicle. One shooter wore a black face mask, while the other wore a “Halloween” mask.
Then on Aug. 21, Maynor himself was shot and injured outside a 7/11 in the 2700 block of W. Franklin street. He was hospitalized following the wound.
Two days later, police identified a vehicle that allegedly belonged to Maynor from which they recovered a handgun with casings that closely matched those recovered from the crime scene.
Police reviewed both hospital footage and CCTV footage from outside of the Carroll Motor Fuels gas station, and identified Maynor as the primary suspect. The latter footage allegedly captured Maynor wearing the Halloween Mask.
On Sept. 17, 2024, investigators arrested Maynor without incident at a home on the 300 block of Gwynn Avenue.
Maynor’s trial was originally set to proceed April 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill. However, defense attorney Greg Fischer requested a postponement, stating he needs to review the substantial amount of evidence in the case. Fischer said that there were over 1300 items to discover, including hundreds of hours of security camera footage. The prosecution agreed to postpone.
Judge Hill sent the case to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, who rescheduled the trial to Aug. 18 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy.