BALTIMORE — A court security officer made derogatory comments about Marilyn Mosby within earshot of court clerks at the security checkpoint to the Greenbelt courthouse during her recent mortgage fraud trial, according to a newly unsealed letter from Mosby’s public defender Jim Wyda.
In the letter obtained by WJZ, Wyda wrote, “The Court made the parties aware that on the morning of January 24, 2024, a Court Security Officer made inappropriate, derogatory comments about Marilyn Mosby in the public security check-in area of the Greenbelt courthouse to a group of law clerks.
The Court shared with the parties that a colleague had made the Court aware of the incident after learning of the matter through the law clerks. We understand from the Court that the Court Security Officer referred to Ms. Mosby as a “shank” multiple times and shared his opinion about the pending matter.”
He went on to tell the judge, “We further understand that the Court Security Officer’s personal opinions stem from his connection to a former colleague from the Baltimore City Police Department who was involved in the Freddie Gray matter. The Court is aware that Ms. Mosby prosecuted a group of police officers involved in Mr. Gray’s death when she served as Baltimore City State’s Attorney.”