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Maryland man exonerated of murder after three decades in prison

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has been exonerated of murder and set free after spending 30 years in prison.

Jerome Johnson, 50, was released Monday, news outlets report. He had been convicted of participating in the July 1988 shooting of a man at a Baltimore liquor store.

The case was reviewed by defense attorney Nancy Forster, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office and the nonprofit Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project. The review uncovered issues including Maryland’s failure to disclose evidence and police not confirming a witness’s identification of Johnson.

The state’s attorney’s office asked a judge Monday to vacate the charge. City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby apologized to Johnson on behalf of the justice system following his release.

Johnson is at least the third man to be exonerated during Mosby’s nearly three years in office.

Maryland seeks contractors for next phase of Key Bridge replacement project

By Maryland Matters
The Maryland Transportation Authority this week began the formal process of finding a contractor for the next phase of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement, after parting ways with the phase one contractor over costs this spring. The authority Tuesday issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, from prospective contractors on the major part of the replacement project: construction of the main span bridge and of marine approaches of the bridge, which will straddle the shipping channel into the Port of Baltimore.
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