Suspect swore 'oath' to kill Capital staff years ago, had restraining orders, bought gun legally
Luke Broadwater and Ian Duncan
The Baltimore Sun
Jarrod Warren Ramos swore a “legal oath” in court documents to kill a writer for The Capital newspaper, whose staff had long endured his violent rants. A lawyer warned a judge of Ramos’ “violent fetishes.” And he was convicted of harassing a woman who successfully placed three restraining orders against him.
Yet the 38-year-old Laurel man accused of gunning down five employees of the Annapolis newspaper Thursday — after barricading the exit door as part of a pre-planned attack — legally purchased the pump-action shotgun he allegedly used in the rampage, authorities said Friday.
Brennan McCarthy, the lawyer who represented the woman Ramos harassed, said he knew the accused gunman was dangerous and tried to warn others.
“It was very obvious to me very early that this was a person who was malignant,” McCarthy said. “He felt that he was at war. He was at war with The Capital. He was at war with my client. He was at war with me. He was at war with my family. I was very, very scared for my family for years because of this individual” ...
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