Bail granted for man charged in shooting over weapon dispute
A public defender for Maurice Slaughter III said prosecutors brought forth unreliable witnesses and little physical evidence to support Slaughter's culpability.
Source: nwitimes.com
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A public defender for Maurice Slaughter III said prosecutors brought forth unreliable witnesses and little physical evidence to support Slaughter's culpability.
The charges against him were dropped on August 18, according to Judge Samuel Cappas's order of dismissal.
Police were called to the man's Glen Park home for a report of a gunshot victim.
The man's name had not yet been released by the Lake County coroner's office.
"While on scene officers were notified of a possible second unresponsive female in the back room of this abandoned residence."