A judge this morning dismissed several charges against two people accused in the March 27 shootings at Coolidge Park.
Hamilton County General Sessions Judge Clarence Shattuck bound over to the grand jury only one charge of attempted first-degree murder against defendant Anthony Frieson. He had been charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder but testimony at a hearing this morning indicated that that he shot into the crowd only one time.
Judge Shattuck also dismissed four counts of aggravated assault and four counts of reckless endangerment against Mr. Frieson.
A second defendant, Taurean Patillo, originally was charged with five counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, but Judge Shattuck reduced that to one count. Mr. Patillo remains charged with one count of unlawful carrying of a gun.
Defense Attorney Jonathan Turner, who represents Mr. Frieson, said after the hearing that “the case has a lot of doubt.”