ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Appellate Court has upheld the convictions of two brothers stemming from a violent altercation outside a Glen Burnie bar that left a man with a traumatic brain injury, while also clarifying that certain legal defenses no longer apply to assault charges under state law.
In a decision filed April 2, 2026, the court affirmed the convictions of Terance Johnson Jr. and Teriquo Lamont Johnson in connection with a March 12, 2023 incident outside Frank’s Den, a bar and liquor store on Crain Highway.
According to court records, the incident began shortly before 11 p.m. when the victim approached the two men outside the bar. Surveillance video showed Terance Johnson swinging a can of spray paint at the victim and continuing to pursue him through the parking lot…