Javon Hines, 25, was acquitted May 19 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro in connection to a 2022 non-fatal shooting on the 3300 block of Bayonne Avenue.
Hines had been charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and discharging a firearm within Baltimore City. He was represented by defense attorneys Robert Cohen and Janet Anderson during the two-day bench trial.
According to court records, officers responded Oct. 21, 2022 to reports of an aggravated shooting and located a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Investigators later alleged ballistic evidence connected a Glock 48 handgun, which was recovered during a separate arrest involving Hines, to the Bayonne Avenue shooting…