There is no chance this trial will be held in Baltimore, because any jury there will be hopelessly biased in favor finding guilt.
This prosecutor is simply trying to placate the rioters. SECOND DEGREE MURDER?! I guess that was the compromise after summary execution was rejected.
“...after summary execution was rejected.”
If they are being held in the Balamer jail, summary execution has not yet been excluded.
Remember this story? http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/313133/58/4-female-prison-guards-impregnated-by-same-inmate-at-Baltimore-City-Detention-Center