<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Z9KG9_0vkpjIo800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Z9KG9_0vkpjIo800" width="756" height="425" ><figcaption>Photo credit: Baltimore County Police Department</figcaption></figure><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/REWOPZ-dpqo?rel=0" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div>Jurors in the trial of David Linthicum reached a guilty verdict on all counts Thursday.The jury deliberated for a total of five hours across two days before finding Linthicum guilty of attempted first-degree murder of three Baltimore County police officers and a detective, as well as armed carjacking and firearms charges connected to the attempted murder counts.“Well, that’s justice,” Deputy Baltimore County State’s Attorney John Cox said. “It’s exactly what happened: The attempted murder of four Baltimore County police officers, the use of a firearm in a carjacking, that’s exactly what happened, and the jury saw that.”The defendant’s father, John Linthicum, offered no comment as the left Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson.The defense team expressed disappointment, called the verdict “a very unfortunate result” and vowed to appeal. David Linthicum’s attorney, Deborah Levi, cited the state’s response to mental crises.“We think that it is important for the citizens of the state of Maryland to require alternative response models for folks in mental health crises, and we think that important consideration wasn’t given its fair weight today,” Levi said. “What happened to the officers that day was unfortunate, but what happened to Mr. Linthicum facing the rest of his life in prison for the county’s inability to respond properly to his mental health crises is grossly unfair.”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center">.<a href="https://twitter.com/kateamaraWBAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kateamaraWBAL</a> gets reaction from the defense in the David Linthicum trial The 26 year old from Cockeysville was found guilty on all counts of attempted murder in connection to a 3 day manhunt in February 2023 in which he was accused of shooting at police officers <a href="https://twitter.com/wbalradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wbalradio</a><a href="https://t.co/R8gfFiie60">pic.twitter.com/R8gfFiie60</a>— Chris Cichon (@TheBigCheeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBigCheeShow/status/1839384794712645860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Levi said she found the guilty verdicts on some of the counts more surprising than others.“There was no evidence at all that Officer Allen even ever made it fully down the stairs, and so there’s such a coldness of heart to convict Mr. Linthicum of something for a person who never even made himself known,” Levi said.Prosecutors said the jury got it right.“Our aim was try to communicate to the jury that the assertions the police department is somehow to blame for this is just not acceptable,” Cox said. “This was an individual who attempted to take the lives of four Baltimore County police officers. There was absolutely no blame on the police for them trying to do their job.”David Linthicum’s mother and other relatives who have been in court every day of the trial were seen hugging and communicating in a private huddle across the plaza outside the courthouse.David Linthicum could face a life sentence, as the maximum penalty for each of the four attempted first-degree murder convictions is life in prison. The armed carjacking count carries a 30-year prison sentence. A sentencing date was not set Thursday.He was charged in connection to a three-day manhunt in which he’s accused of opening fire on police officers in two separate shootings in February 2023. The incident began when John Linthicum called 911 for help with his suicidal, armed son.The defense rested its case late Tuesday afternoon as David Linthicum elected not to testify. The jury heard more than three hours of closing arguments that included video before getting the case around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and going home around 5:30 p.m.The state closed with defense, beginning its closing argument by telling the jury to ignore all the defense team’s “distractions,” saying “none of them have anything to do with our case.”“Pointing a firearm at another human being is assault … and firing it … is attempted murder,” Assistant States Attorney Zarena Sita said. “The videos show that David Linthicum intended to kill four police officers when he pointed a weapon and fired 16 shots at officers.”Levi told the jury: “It was not intentional, even if it sounds horrible. It’s awful. We agree with that. It is awful, (but) this was not an intentional attempted anything. He was mentally ill.”Levi backed up each point in her 90-minute closing argument with evidence that included body camera video and audio of trial testimony: “This started as a non-criminal event. The only person David Linthicum wanted to hurt on Feb. 8, Feb. 9, and Feb. 10, 2023, was David.”The defense said the incident didn’t have to happen and wouldn’t have if officers did their jobs as they’re trained.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center">BREAKING GUILTY Attempted first degree murder of Officer Jordan GUILTY Attempted first degree murder of Officer ArnettGUILTY Attempted first degree murder of Officer AllenGUILTY Attempted first degree murder of Det ChihGUILTY Armed Carjacking— Kate Amara (@kateamaraWBAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/kateamaraWBAL/status/1839367841608585428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote></div></body>

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Jury reaches verdict, convicts David Linthicum on all counts

Jurors in the trial of David Linthicum reached a guilty verdict on all counts Thursday. The jury deliberated for a total of five hours across two days before finding Linthicum guilty of attempted first-degree murder of three Baltimore County police officers and a detective, as well as armed carjacking and firearms charges connected to the attempted murder counts.