OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY

FOR

BALTIMORE CITY

208 THE CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR. COURTHOUSE

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202

Patricia C. Jessamy Phone 443-984-1121

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

CALVIN PURYEAR AND LLOYD CHASE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008

Baltimore, MD – April 24, 2008 – The murder trial of Calvin Puryear, 20, of the 2600 block of Dulaney Street and Lloyd Chase, 17, of the 2100 block of McHenry Street is scheduled to begin 9:30AM tomorrow before Judge W. Michel Pierson, 329 Courthouse East, 111 N. Calvert St.

The Baltimore City Grand jury indicted Puryear and Chase August 3, 2007 for first degree murder and other counts.

Court documents allege Puryear and Chase are responsible for stabbing Christine Richardson, 15, on July 10, 2007 in her home in the 300 block of S. Fulton Avenue. Richardson was stabbed several times and her throat slashed following an argument with the two suspects. Richardson died the same day.

Assistant State’s Attorney Cynthia Banks of the Homicide Division will prosecute this case.

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