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Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police
Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police The death of a 63-year-old man who died while being cared for at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide, police said months after his death. On Thursday, Nov. 2, doctors declared Paul Bertonazzi, who was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a behavior issue in January, died as a result of trauma to the body and his death was ruled as a homicide on Nov. 1 by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Johns Hopkins released the following statement: "The Johns Hopkins Hospital is aware of the Baltimore Police Department announcements today. While we cannot d…
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident A State's Attorney's Office in Maryland will not be prosecuting a police officer in Frederick for a 2021 fatal incident involving a Taser device, the agency announced. On Nov. 12, 2021, the Frederick Police Department was called to a residence on Greenleese Drive for an individual behaving erratically. Upon arrival, officers found Daniel Michael Holley, 23, unclothed, sweating profusely, and pacing back and forth. Officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and gain a better understanding of exactly what was happening, police said. During those attempts, Holley slapped an offi…