UPDATE: Hearing Reveals Dark Details On Accused Perry Hall Student Shooter
A hearing to decide whether 15-year-old Robert Gladden would be charged as an adult or juvenile will continue Thursday morning.
UPDATE (Jan. 31, 12 a.m.)—A Wednesday court hearing to determine the state of charges against 15-year-old Robert W. Gladden Jr. revealed dark details about his childhood years and academic history. Gladden is accused of opening fire inside Perry Hall High School's cafeteria on the first day of school and seriously injuring another student. He was charged as an adult with nine counts of first-degree attempted murder, among other charges, in the Aug. 27 incident. Testimony Wednesday revealed that as a young boy, Gladden was exposed to suicide and death, and exhibited threatening behavior and suicidal thoughts. Baltimore County Assistant State's Attorney John Cox also cited several examples of Gladden bullying his peers and showing morally …
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