Lawyer: Newspaper gunman insane, not criminally responsible
Read full article: Lawyer: Newspaper gunman insane, not criminally responsibleA defense attorney says the man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper was delusional and believed the state’s judicial system was conspiring with the Capital Gazette to ruin his life.
Memorial dedicated to victims of Maryland newspaper shooting
Read full article: Memorial dedicated to victims of Maryland newspaper shootingSurvivors and relatives of the five people who died in a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland have dedicated a memorial to them and the First Amendment.
Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three years
Read full article: Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three yearsThree years after the deadliest attack on a newsroom in U.S. history, residents in Maryland’s state capital who were shaken by the assault on their local newspaper are hopeful the community will soon have resolution to a dragging legal case.
Newspaper gunman weighed 'Timothy McVeigh-style' attack
Read full article: Newspaper gunman weighed 'Timothy McVeigh-style' attackAttorneys say the man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland told a state psychiatrist he wanted to destroy a building “Timothy McVeigh-style” and that there was “no defense” for the crimes he committed.
Psychiatrist can present findings in newspaper shooting case
Read full article: Psychiatrist can present findings in newspaper shooting caseMore than 20 people testified over three days of pretrial hearings, including jail personnel, the detention center's warden and the sheriff of Anne Arundel County. She also said jail personnel were not instructed how to obtain information or what information to obtain. Also, the doctor asked them about items that were in the mental health and medical records that he already had received, Ripken said. There are three different mental health experts in the case. Dr. Sameer Patel, a psychiatrist with the state Health Department, has conducted a mental health evaluation of Ramos.
Lawyers to argue about psychologist in newspaper attack case
Read full article: Lawyers to argue about psychologist in newspaper attack caseFILE - This June 28, 2018, file photo provided by the Anne Arundel Police shows Jarrod Ramos in Annapolis, Md. Lawyers are scheduled to argue about whether a psychologists observations about Ramos, who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper, should be heard by jurors who will decide whether hes criminally responsible because of his mental health. A pretrial hearing set for Wednesday, Aug. 5, relates to the second part of the case against Ramos, who already has pleaded guilty to killing five at the Capital Gazette newspaper in 2018. Lawyers are scheduled to argue about whether a psychologists observations about a man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper should be heard by jurors who will decide whether hes criminally responsible because of his mental health. He also looked into Ramos cell.
Maryland to award $300K for newspaper shooting memorial
Read full article: Maryland to award $300K for newspaper shooting memorialANNAPOLIS, Md. Maryland is set to award $300,000 for the construction of a memorial honoring the victims of a deadly shooting at a newspaper office. The state plans to award the funds next week for a memorial that will be located in an Annapolis park and pay tribute to slain Capital Gazette employees John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Wendi Winters, Rob Hiaasen and Rebecca Smith, the newspaper reported. The memorial, called Guardians of Free Speech, will include five pillars in front of the text of the First Amendment carved in stone, the newspaper said. Jarrod Ramos pleaded guilty in the killings.
Judge postpones Capital Gazette shooting trial
Read full article: Judge postpones Capital Gazette shooting trialJarrod Ramos, 38, is accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, on June 28, 2018. - A judge on Wednesday postponed the second phase of the trial for Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos at his defense's request, according to a spokesperson for the Maryland Judiciary. The next phase of his trial to determine if he was mentally competent when he committed the crimes. Maryland law allows for separate proceedings within a trial to determine guilt and mental competency if a defendant is using an insanity defense. Police said Ramos stormed the Capital Gazette's offices on June 28, 2018, killing five employees: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.
Man accused of Capital Gazette killings admits guilt, reports say
Read full article: Man accused of Capital Gazette killings admits guilt, reports sayWBAL via CNN(CNN) - Jarrod Ramos, the man accused of killing five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper last year, has admitted guilt in a Maryland court, according to the newspaper and the Washington Post. Ramos made the admission Monday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, days before his trial was set to begin. The plea is not final until it is accepted by Judge Laura Ripken in an ongoing hearing, the papers reported. CNN has reached out to Ramos' attorney and the Anne Arundel County district attorney, but has not gotten a response. Ramos allegedly stormed the Capital Gazette's offices in June 2018.