2010 Baltimore beating

Crime in Baltimore, Maryland, United States February 2025 January 2025 In 2010 an African-American teenager in Baltimore, Maryland was beaten by two Orthodox Jewish men in the neighborhood of Upper Park Heights.https://patch.com/maryland/pikesville/avi-werdesheim-aids-reporter-who-fainted-in-courtroom Defendant Aids Reporter Who Fainted in Courtroom 2 May 2012 The Patch 2019-05-09 Authorities accused two brothers from Cheswolde, Eli Albrecht (née Werdesheim) and Avi Werdesheim, respectively 24 and 22 years of age, of beating the teenager after receiving reports of suspicious behavior from an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group. Eliyahu received convictions of false imprisonment and second degree assault. He was acquitted of the charge of carrying a deadly weapon with intent to injure. Avi was acquitted of all three charges."1 convicted in Md. beating case compared to Trayvon Martin slaying." The Associated Press at The Gainesville Sun. Thursday May 3, 2012. Retrieved on May 6, 2012. Several observers compared this beating to the Trayvon Martin shooting case in Florida."Teen is excused in Md. neighborhood watch trial." Associated Press at Fox News. April 25, 2012. Retrieved on May 6, 2012. Because of the publicity of the Martin case, the Werdesheim brothers had put forward a motion to move the trial, because of fears that it would be difficult to find an impartial jury. The brothers withdrew the motion and instead selected a bench trial. See also Maryland Law Racism in Jewish communities References External links "Judge won’t drop charges in Baltimore beating case." Associated Press at The Washington Post. May 2, 2012. Category:2010 in Baltimore Category:2010 crimes in the United States Category:African-American history in Baltimore Category:African American–Jewish relations Category:Crimes in Baltimore Category:Orthodox Judaism in Baltimore Category:Park Heights, Baltimore Category:Racially motivated violence against African Americans in Maryland