Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Werdesheim Brother Takes the Stand
The defense has begun its case in Baltimore City Circuit Court regarding the Nov. 19, 2010 incident in Upper Park Heights in which the Werdesheim brothers are accused of injuring a teenager.
UPDATE (5:20 p.m.)—Eliyahu Werdesheim took the stand Wednesday, describing his confrontation with a 15-year-old teen in Upper Park Heights on Nov. 19, 2010.
Werdesheim said "he acted in self-defense when the teen attacked him with a board," according to a FOX45 News report. "He testified that he believed his skills in negotiation and de-escalation from his time in the Israeli military would help him defuse the situation."
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Werdesheim and his brother, Avi, residents of Cheswolde, face charges of false imprisonment, second-degree assault and possession of a deadly weapon with intent to injure in connection with the incident, court documents state.
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Eli Werdesheim was patrolling the neighborhood as a member of the watch group Shomrim of Baltimore when the confrontation occurred.
According to a report in the Baltimore Sun, Eli Werdesheim spoke in court for about 30 minutes, detailing what he saw, how he encountered 15-year-old Corey Ausby, and that he regrets getting out of his car.
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Avi Werdesheim helped a woman who fainted in court Tuesday.
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