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Trial Delay for Maryland Newspaper Shooter

Jarrod Ramos
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Jarrod Ramos

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A judge has delayed the trial of a man charged with killing five people at a Maryland newspaper office.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Michael Wachs pushed back the trial for Jarrod Ramos from June to Nov. 4 on Thursday. Jury selection is set to begin Oct. 30.

Judge Laura Ripken has given the defense until April 29 to change Ramos' plea to not criminally responsible. He pleaded not guilty last year to murder in the attack at the Capital Gazette newsroom.

Ramos' attorney William Davis says they have a mental health expert working with the defense, but they need more time to consider changing the plea due to a "jaw dropping" amount of court material to review.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.