OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY

FOR

BALTIMORE CITY

208 THE CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR. COURTHOUSE

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202

Patricia C. Jessamy Phone

State’s Attorney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Information Contact: Margaret T. Burns

Chief, Communications & Governmental Affairs

Office (443) 984-1121 or Cell Phone (443) 474-7479

Or

Joseph Sviatko, Public Information Officer

Office (443) 984-1122 or Cell (410) 790-3248

MEDIA ADVISORY

LEWIS LUCAS MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED

TO BEGIN TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008

Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2008 – The murder trial of Lewis Lucas, 24, of the 6200 block of Elliott Street is scheduled to begin 9:30AM tomorrow before Judge Gale E. Rasin, 509 Courthouse East, 111 N. Calvert St.

The Baltimore City Grand Jury indicted Lucas December 10, 2007 for first-degree murder and handgun counts.

Court documents allege on November 2, 2007, witness(es) identified Lucas as the person responsible for a shooting incident in the 1300 block of Ballard Way. Lawrence Jones, 17, was found lying in the 1400 block of Bonsal Street suffering from a gunshot wound. Lucas and Jones were allegedly arguing about illegal narcotics being sold in the 1300 block of Ballard Way. Lucas allegedly displayed a handgun and fatally shot Jones in the torso before fleeing the scene on foot.

Lucas remains held without bail at the Baltimore City Detention Center. Assistant State’s Attorney David Grzechowiak

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