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Baltimore Drops Charges Against 17-Year-Old Deryl Bright Jr.

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC · How we work

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Baltimore prosecutors dismissed charges against 17-year-old Deryl Bright Jr.
Reporter Kate Cimini’s inquiry prompted the state attorney’s office to drop the charges the next day.
Police arrested Bright at Green Street Academy a month after the Jan. 23 robbery despite his alibi.
Authorities removed ankle monitor, ending seven-month house arrest, and allow Bright to expunge his record if he waives a lawsuit.

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Baltimore prosecutors dismissed charges against 17-year-old Deryl Bright Jr.
Reporter Kate Cimini’s inquiry prompted the state attorney’s office to drop the charges the next day.
Police arrested Bright at Green Street Academy a month after the Jan. 23 robbery despite his alibi.
Authorities removed ankle monitor, ending seven-month house arrest, and allow Bright to expunge his record if he waives a lawsuit.