Misconduct trial. Reporter a big shift in the trial of Anne Arundel County executive john leopold. Mr. Leopold, do you feel you have a better chance here with a trial by judge . A surprise turn has leopold and his two Defense Attorneys opted for a trial by judge, not jury. This follow as lengthy process where over 300 people filled out questionnaires and about 100 perspective jurors were interviewed in person. I have no knowledge of anything. Reporter leopold is accused of misusing his executive security. The indictment alleges officers lied lookout while he had section in a vehicle and while he stole Campaign Signs and that all of it was done on county time with county tax dollars. I dont think so. I think this would be a better understood trial than having the jurors there. Reporter he doesnt think a trial heard by a judge would weaken the outcome. Leopold is charged with one count of fraud for misusing county dollars. Judge Dennis Sweeney will determine his fate while leopolds peers
Near the parade route. Reporter kelly the police isnt saying if the kids were in the parade but it left one dead and two others injured. Just two blocks the signs of purple with red tape. Police say a fight happened at the corner of howard and fayette to celebrate the super bowl win was ending. The ambulance came and they were trying to revive him. Three people were stabbed between 1618 years old. One went under cardiac arrested, the second in Critical Condition and the other in serious condition. The mcdonalds shut down for the afternoon. The stabbing was outside of the restaurant. We know so far it was an isolated incident. They knew their attackers. Cameras are helping homicide detectives and looking for at least one suspect. Violence again, even with the deterrent of Police Officers and helicopter and people celebrate, people still have to resort to violence over something petty. Something the police were planning weeks before the ravens win. They stopped everything. And tonight po
I really dont know. The elephant took one of the feet off mi chest. Reporter that smile as telling as the stone cold look on Michael Johnsons face. It is what it is. We still feel that Michael Johnson is not guilty. Reporter two families, once so close to one another, connected by the dead cade Long High School swot heart relationship between sweetheart relationship between phylicias older sister deena barnes, now on the opposite and of a murder victim. Michael johnson faces 30 years in prison. Coming up at six well hear from the defense and the prosecution. For now were live in downtown baltimore. Any reaction from jurors tonight . Reporter no the jury was escorted out by bay live and decline bailiff and declined comment. In the midst of tuesdays super bowl celebration several ravens fans faced the menace of an unruly mob who threatened them for their seats at m t bank stadium. Reporter the ravens expected 30,000 fans to show up at the stadium. They had to close the gates after 90,000
Gun violence. Reporter it would require a license for anyone in maryland to buy a firearm thats one of the proposals that drew Harsh Criticism republicans. Governor says efforts to cut down on gun violence have been going on since the tramming before the tragic shooting in cant cut but some proposal are connecticut but some proposals are make it less likely. The ris look never go away but its possible to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. Reporter he is calling for a reduction of the size of magazine for automatic weapons right now magazine sold in maryland can hold 20 bullets and the governor wants to cut it down to 10. And he is calling for fingerprints, background checks and other licensing procedures for anyone who buys a gun in the state. If you have to get a license to drive a car on streets, or a motorcycle on the streets, i think most marylanders democrats, republicans and independent agree that you should have to be licenseed in order to operate a firearm. Repor
49ers, theyll have your full attention. So when we start preparing for those guys we can go after it. Flacco now holds the nfl record for the quarterback with the most playoff wins on the road. It was a True Team Effort and a dream come true. The atmosphere on the field after the game was electric and abc2s Jamie Costello had a front row seat. Reporter seeing the orioles all star adam johns and michael phelps. Were going to new orleans, baby. Lets go. One of the happiest days of my life, going to the big dance, super bowl. You never want to take shots like that but i was fortunate to hold on to that one and score on the next play. You take big shots and you have to bounce back and keep playing. We said we would win it and we meant this. There was no doubt in our mind. We came here to win a game. We didnt it wasnt a secret. We came in here last year, left with a bitter taste in our mouth. I mean, we could have won this in baltimore in front of our fans, but we had great fans coming to f