The case of Bryant Whitaker, 29, was postponed on March 9–that after another verbal outburst in court, leading defense attorney Matthew Connell to request another psychiatric evaluation to determine Whitaker’s mental competency for trial.
Proceedings are underway before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, who ultimately approved the postponement request.
Whitaker is charged with first- and second-degree murder and two firearm offenses in the fatal shooting of Markell Wall, 23, who was gunned down in East Baltimore on July 21, 2018. Wall was pronounced deceased upon arrival at Johns Hopkins Hospital…