Defense attorney absences caused delays in two attempted murder cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Oct. 27, including one including 45-year-old defendant accused in a gas station shooting and a 15-year-old juvenile defendant whose case is pending jurisdictional transfer.
Travis Maynor, 45, faces several charges, including attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, first-degree assault, and multiple firearm-related offenses. These are related to a shooting that occurred over a year ago on Aug. 20, 2024. The incident left one man in critical condition at the Carroll Motor Fuels gas station located on the 4100 block of Patterson Avenue.
Due to the illness of Maynor’s defense attorney, Andre M. Mahasa, and the recent assignment of a new prosecutor, counsel submitted a joint request for postponement. Defense attorney Tony Garcia stood in for Mahasa at the hearing…