October 10, 2008
Prosecutors drop murder charges
Baltimore prosecutors dropped murder charges yesterday against a 24-year-old city man after attorneys and police could not find their only eyewitness, a spokeswoman for State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy said yesterday.
Lewis K. Lucas of the 6200 block of Elliott St. was accused in the November shooting of Lawrence D. Jones, 17. Prosecutors believe the shooting occurred during an argument over drugs being sold in the 1300 block of Ballard Way in the O'Donnell Heights neighborhood.
In 2004, Lucas pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and two handgun-related charges. The judge suspended his 20-year sentence but gave him five years in prison on one of the handgun convictions. Lucas was on probation at the time of the Nov. 2 shooting.
Melissa Harris
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