Prosecution Refutes Mental Disorder Defense in Capital Gazette Shooting Case
Public defenders representing Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos rested on Thursday, seven days after presenting evidence the killer was not criminally responsible for his actions.
Maryland police officers patrol the area after multiple people were shot at at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CN) A full week after witnesses began testifying to the mental disorders of Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos, state prosecutors on Thursday gave an opening statement about the killer’s competence.
“This case is about revenge by a person who had a well-planned out scheme,” Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Leitess said.
Capital Gazette shooter trial: Jarrod Ramos was a narcissist who wanted revenge, prosecutors argue
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Expert: Newspaper gunman is autistic and delusional with OCD
A mental health expert retained by attorneys of the man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper says he suffers from autism, obsessive compulsive disorder and delusional disorder
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press
July 6, 2021, 11:30 PM
• 4 min read
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FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Md. A jury was selected on Friday, June 25, 2021, for the second phase of a trial for a man who killed the five people at the newspaper to decide whether he is criminally responsible due to his mental health. Jarrod Ramos pleaded guilty in 2019 to all 23 counts against him in the attack at the Capital Gazette nearly three years ago, but he has pleaded that he
Brian Witte
FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Md. A jury was selected on Friday, June 25, 2021, for the second phase of a trial for a man who killed the five people at the newspaper to decide whether he is criminally responsible due to his mental health. Jarrod Ramos pleaded guilty in 2019 to all 23 counts against him in the attack at the Capital Gazette nearly three years ago, but he has pleaded that he is not criminally responsible due to mental illness. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)