Capital Gazette public defender may be sidelined

The public defender representing the Capital Gazette shooting suspect may step away from the case due to health concerns. Families of the shooting victims received an email Tuesday informing them of two postponements due to public defender Bill Davis’ health concerns, according to the email. Depending on the results of a forthcoming visit with a doctor, Davis might have to step away from the case. He is representing the man accused of killing Gerald Fischman, Wendi Winters, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Rob Hiaasen on June 28. Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel, has been charged with five counts of firstdegree murder and other related charges. The public defender’s office did not return a request for comment. The Anne Arundel County state’s attorney’s office declined to comment. A hearing scheduled for Monday was postponed alongside the deadline Wednesday to file a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. “There