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Eliyahu Werdesheim

3 Years Probation, No Jail Time For Neighborhood Watch Beating Suspect

A sentence is handed down for a neighborhood watch volunteer convicted in the 2010 beating of a teen in Baltimore County.

2012/06/27

No Jail Time Sought In Neighborhood Watch Beating

Prosecutors are not seeking jail time for a former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group convicted in the beating of a black teenager.

2012/06/26

Judge Convicts 1 Brother Of Assault & False Imprisonment In Neighborhood Watch Trial; Other Brother Cleared

Split decision. A judge rules in the trial of two brothers accused of beating a teenager during a neighborhood watch patrol.

2012/05/03

Judge To Rule On Neighborhood Watch Trial; Brother Says Beating Was ‘Self-Defense’

It’s now up to a judge. Was it self-defense or a brutal attack? After days of testimony, one of the brothers takes the stand. The suspect tells a judge, the teen attacked first.

2012/05/02

Witness In Neighborhood Watch Trial Says Werdesheims Followed The Victim Before The Beating

The trial for brothers accused of beating an African-American teen moves forward one day after the alleged victim refuses to testify and even asks for charges to be dropped.

2012/04/26

Md. Neighborhood Watch Trial Finally Begins

After several delays, the trial is finally getting underway for brothers accused of beating an African-American teen during a neighborhood watch.

2012/04/24

George Zimmerman Case Affects Neighborhood Watch Trial In Baltimore

The case against George Zimmerman in Florida is affecting a Baltimore trial involving a neighborhood watch group.

2012/04/23

Md. Neighborhood Watch Trial Set Against Fla. Fury

Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin shooting.

2012/04/22

Protesters Blast Baltimore’s New City State’s Attorney

Barely in office a month and there’s already criticism being thrown at Baltimore City’s new state’s attorney. Controversy is growing over the case of two Jewish men accused of attacking an African-American teenager.

2011/01/24

Lawyer Accuses New Baltimore Prosecutor Of Bias

Baltimore’s new state’s attorney says his decision to drop a felony assault charge against a member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group accused of attacking a black teenager was based on the evidence.

2011/01/23

Brother Charged In Jewish Neighborhood Watch Attack

The brother of a man accused of attacking a teenager while on patrol with an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group is now facing identical charges.

2011/01/21

Felony Assault Charge Dropped For Jewish Patrolman

There’s a turning point in the case against a Jewish patrolman who allegedly attacked a teenager in Park Heights. The most serious charge against Eliyahu Werdesheim was dismissed.

2011/01/20

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