Judge closes Crofton killing trial to public

Citing threats, Caroom limits access to 14-year-old's trial

By SCOTT DAUGHERTY, Staff Writer

Published 06/30/09

Citing death threats against the defendant, a county judge yesterday barred the general public from attending the trial of a 14-year-old boy charged as a juvenile in the May 30 death of another teen in Crofton.

Circuit Court Judge Philip T. Caroom also moved the boy's trial from July 13 to Sept. 1.

The media will be allowed to cover the trial, but the judge asked reporters to not use the suspect's name. The media, however, are not prevented by law from naming juvenile offenders.

The juvenile suspect and Javel George, 16, both of Crofton, are both charged with manslaughter in the death of Christopher Jones, 14,...

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AWWWWW - 2009-06-30 20:29:25

Poor kid is getting death threats. NO DOUBT FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE EITHER RELATED TO OR FRIENDS OF POOR CHRISTOPHER JONES. MAYBE NOW THIS KID KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE AFRAID FOR HIS OWN SAFETY. I hope this kid gets the maximum sentence they are throwing his way, and I hope while he is in jail they beat on him everyday. Maybe if he suffers enough, it will teach him that it is NOT ok to go around beating on other people.

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