A Baltimore man accused of a late‑October shooting that sent a 31‑year‑old to the hospital is now headed for a summer jury trial after turning down a plea deal that could have locked in decades behind bars. The defendant, Richard Holland, appeared in reception court on April 6 and is scheduled for a July 21 jury trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Holland, 34, is charged with two counts each of attempted murder and assault, several firearm offenses, and a single count of reckless endangerment in connection with an early‑morning shooting on the 200 block of E. North Avenue on Oct. 27, 2025. Charging documents say the 31‑year‑old victim was later found at a hospital and listed in stable condition while receiving treatment at an East Baltimore medical center. Those details, along with the court calendar, were reported by Baltimore Witness.
According to the Baltimore Police Department’s newsroom, detectives arrested Holland without incident on Nov. 30, 2025, in the area of East North Avenue and Maryland Avenue and charged him with attempted first‑degree murder. The department notes officers were called to a hospital around 2:05 a.m. on Oct. 27 after a walk‑in shooting victim arrived, and investigators later determined the incident occurred on the unit block of East North Avenue. The arrest timeline was detailed in a press release from the Baltimore Police Department.
Plea Offer Rejected; Trial Set For July
Prosecutors told the court they offered Holland a plea that would have resulted in a life sentence with all but 40 years suspended. Holland said no and opted to put the case before a jury instead. He is expected to appear before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones on July 21 and is represented by attorney Marci Johnson, according to Baltimore Witness, which summarized the reception court hearing.
Earlier Coverage And Latest Update
Hoodline previously reported the arrest in December after police took a suspect into custody near East North Avenue and Maryland Avenue. That earlier coverage did not include the April 6 reception hearing or the newly scheduled July trial date, per earlier reporting.
Legal Context
The attempted first‑degree murder charge and related firearm counts Holland faces are among the most serious offenses in Maryland and can carry multi‑decade, and in some cases, life sentences. Maryland’s Criminal Law Article outlines homicide and attempt statutes under Title 2, Subtitle 2, which frame the charges prosecutors bring in cases like this, according to the Maryland Code (Criminal Law)…