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Maryland judge declares mistrial in parking dispute shooting that killed 3
Maryland judge declares mistrial in parking dispute shooting that killed 3
The Associated Press
February 26, 2025, 5:57 PM
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of a man who is charged with killing three people and injuring three others in a 2023 shooting after a dispute over parking in the state’s capital city. … Media outlets reported that Anne Arundel Circuit Judge J. Michael Wachs said the prosecutor made “several transgressions” that tainted the testimony of Charles Robert Smith, who is charged in the shooting.
Smith, who is white, was indicted in July 2023 and charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree murder substantially motivated by hate towards Latino people, and other offenses.
There was an alleged argument between Smith’s mother and neighbors over a parking space before the fatal shooting in Annapolis. The victims, all Latino, were a father and son, Nicolas Mireles, 55, and Mario Mireles Ruiz, 27; and a family friend, Christian Marlon Segovia Jr., 24. Three others were injured.
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The Associated Press
February 26, 2025, 5:57 PM
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of a man who is charged with killing three people and injuring three others in a 2023 shooting after a dispute over parking in the state’s capital city. … Media outlets reported that Anne Arundel Circuit Judge J. Michael Wachs said the prosecutor made “several transgressions” that tainted the testimony of Charles Robert Smith, who is charged in the shooting.
Smith, who is white, was indicted in July 2023 and charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree murder substantially motivated by hate towards Latino people, and other offenses.
There was an alleged argument between Smith’s mother and neighbors over a parking space before the fatal shooting in Annapolis. The victims, all Latino, were a father and son, Nicolas Mireles, 55, and Mario Mireles Ruiz, 27; and a family friend, Christian Marlon Segovia Jr., 24. Three others were injured.
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