Columbia man pleads not criminally responsible for attempted murder

The 21-year-old Columbia man charged with 14 counts of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly pulling a gun on Howard County police officers pleaded not criminally responsible in court Wednesday.

The plea means Jenny Parks, the public defender for Delcarlos Johnnie Jacobs, said he believes he did not have the mental capacity to understand his actions of Feb. 1, when five different police officers say they either heard or saw Jacobs shoot an assault rifle at them.