“Who tried to kill you?”
In a Baltimore City courtroom Monday, Stephen Arrington ? the state?s main witness in a murder case ? didn?t take long to answer the question.
With Myron Gladney ? the man accused of shooting him ? seated to his right, Arrington let there be no mistake.
“That?s Myron. He?s the one that did it,” Arrington said.
Gladney, 21, of Baltimore, is accused of attempted murder and witness intimidation against Arrington, who was supposed to testify against Gladney?s brother in 2005.
Arrington was standing at a bus stop in the 3400 block of The Alameda at 2:18 p.m. on April 6, 2005, when Gladney drove up in a blue vehicle and told Arrington, “Don?t go to court,” and 30 minutes later shot him in the back, according to charging documents.
Baltimore Police Det. Gregory Jenkins testified Monday that he visited Arrington in the hospital between 10 and 15 times in the month after the shooting while the witness remained in critical condition.
“His condition kept going up and down, because of the damage done by the bullet,” Jenkins testified. “I was worried about him.”
Arrington was scheduled to testify against Gladney?s brother, Anthony, 22, who was acquitted of first-degree murder in July 2005 in the killing of Brian Griffin, three months after Arrington?s shooting.
Joseph Sviatko, spokesman for the Baltimore City State?s
Attorney?s Office, said prosecutors will attempt to punish anyone who tries to intimidate a witness.
“This case is a good example of our office?s persistence in prosecuting those who we think engage in witness intimidation,” Sviatko said.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case against Gladney today around noon.
He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
