Baltimore police officer Gahiji A. Tshamba (left) is due in court this morning for his first bail hearing.
His attorney are to argue that the officer charged with killing an unarmed former Marine in Mount Vernon should be freed before trial. That might be an easier argument to make had the 15-year veteran turned himself in on Friday instead of leading his colleagues into a weekend manhunt. He surrendered Sunday about 1:30 in the morning.
Meanwhile, the funeral for the victim, Tyrone Brown is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Morgan State University auditorium. This case now moves to a new arena and new phase (check here for complete coverage of the case) Hopefully, at some point, we'll here his side of why he shot Brown nine times in the chest nine days ago outside the club after Brown touched the officer's female companion on the rear end.