Trial Postponed Over ‘Damning’ Jail Call

Nedrick Johnson, 30, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 10 for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on April 10–for a trial that was briefly postponed over a disputed jail phone call. His defense attorney, Augustine Okeke, asked for a few more days to review jail call content that he called “damning,” with hopes that it will not be admitted as evidence in Johnson’s trial. Johnson is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, multiple firearms charges, and the illegal possession of ammunition. According to court documents, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to reports of a discharge at the 4100 block of Parkside Drive. Officers observed blood droplets on the curb, as well as nine recovered shell casings in a parking lot on the 4200 block of Belair Road.

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