Keith Davis was accused of murder. Now he âll face a fourth trial to prove he didnât do it.
Keith Davis
Keith Davis Jr. and Kelly Holsey Davis are shown in a June 2017 photo taken in the visiting area at the Jessup Correctional Facility in Jessup  Md.  where  Keith Davis  is being held without bond. (Family photo)
 Kelly Davis  was in Baltimore Circuit Court on Monday  bracing for the worst.  Her  husband  Keith Davis Jr.  was either going to be sentenced to prison for a homicide  he  had denied committing or granted a new trial.
The future of  her  family hung in the balance.
Prosecutors had alleged that  Keith Davis   26  was responsible for the 2015 shooting death of a security guard.  He  was convicted in October  and  he  was facing a sentence of 50 years in prison.
But after the trial   Davis âs lawyer  Latoya Francis-Williams  said she discovered that a prosecution witness  a fellow inmate at the prison where  Davis  was held  wasnât exactly reliable.
The inmate  who testified that  Davis  bragged about being a killer  was  in Francis-Williamsâs words  a âgangland enforcer and a notable serial killerâ who âevidence suggests . . . has been parading around the country testifying in homicide cases in order to gain leniency for  his  gruesome crimes.â
On Monday  Judge Lynn Stewart Mays found that prosecutors had inappropriately âsanitizedâ the inmateâs background. Instead of carrying on with the sentencing  she granted  Davis  a new trial.
 Kelly Davis  rushed from the courtroom  ecstatic over the judgeâs ruling. But she was still shaken by the close call.
âIf I wasnât living through this  if it wasnât happening in my life  I wouldnât believe it â said  Davis   a human resources specialist.
Baltimore police first arrested  Keith Davis  in June 2015. They alleged that he tried to rob a taxi driver and then fled on foot.  Davis  said  he  saw police running toward  him   so  he  ran  too  because  he  was afraid.  He  has always maintained  he  was a victim of mistaken identity.
In an attempt to apprehend  Davis   police fired 44 shots  three of which hit  Davis  and left  him  unconscious  according to a police report.
At the October 2015 trial on the robbery charge  the taxi driver testified that  Davis  did not look like the person who had tried to rob him.
Francis-Williams could not pin the officers down on who had been the first to reach  Davis  after the shooting. Two different officers claimed to have been the first on the scene; two different officers said they had been the one to handcuff  Davis .
A jury acquitted  Davis  on all but one charge â gun possession.
But  Davis  said  he  had no weapon on  him .  He  testified that  he  thought police had planted the gun on  him  after  he  had been shot. That scenario may not be hard for many to believe in light of the Baltimore Public Defenderâs Office releasing a video in July of a Baltimore police officer allegedly planting drugs at a crime scene.
Yet  after the robbery trial  Baltimore police and prosecutors alleged that the gun they found was tied to an earlier shooting. Kevin Jones  who worked as a security guard at Pimlico racetrack  was shot five hours before  Davis  was alleged to have robbed the taxi driver.  Davis  was charged with first-degree murder.
Keith Davis Jr. and Kelly Holsey Davis are shown in a June 2017 photo taken in the visiting area at the Jessup Correctional Facility in Jessup  Md.  where   [TGT] is being held without bond. (Family photo)
  [TGT]   was in Baltimore Circuit Court on Monday  bracing for the worst.   [TGT]   husband   [TGT] was either going to be sentenced to prison for a homicide   [TGT]   had denied committing or granted a new trial.
The future of  her  family hung in the balance.
Prosecutors had alleged that   [TGT]    26  was responsible for the 2015 shooting death of a security guard.   [TGT]   was convicted in October  and   [TGT]   was facing a sentence of 50 years in prison.
But after the trial    [TGT]  âs lawyer  Latoya Francis-Williams  said she discovered that a prosecution witness  a fellow inmate at the prison where   [TGT] was held  wasnât exactly reliable.
The inmate  who testified that   [TGT] bragged about being a killer  was  in Francis-Williamsâs words  a âgangland enforcer and a notable serial killerâ who âevidence suggests . . . has been parading around the country testifying in homicide cases in order to gain leniency for  his  gruesome crimes.â
On Monday  Judge Lynn Stewart Mays found that prosecutors had inappropriately âsanitizedâ the inmateâs background. Instead of carrying on with the sentencing  she granted  Davis  a new trial.
  [TGT]   rushed from the courtroom  ecstatic over the judgeâs ruling. But  [TGT]  was still shaken by the close call.
âIf I wasnât living through this  if it wasnât happening in my life  I wouldnât believe it â said  Davis   a human resources specialist.
Baltimore police first arrested  Keith Davis  in June 2015. They alleged that he tried to rob a taxi driver and then fled on foot.   [TGT] said   [TGT]   saw police running toward   [TGT]    so   [TGT]   ran  too  because   [TGT]   was afraid.   [TGT]   has always maintained   [TGT]   was a victim of mistaken identity.
In an attempt to apprehend   [TGT] police fired 44 shots  three of which hit   [TGT] and left   [TGT]   unconscious  according to a police report.
At the October 2015 trial on the robbery charge  the taxi driver testified that   [TGT] did not look like the person who had tried to rob him.
Francis-Williams could not pin the officers down on who had been the first to reach  Davis  after the shooting. Two different officers claimed to have been the first on the scene; two different officers said they had been the one to handcuff   [TGT]  .
A jury acquitted   [TGT] on all but one charge â gun possession.
But   [TGT] said   [TGT]   had no weapon on  him .   [TGT]   testified that   [TGT]   thought police had planted the gun on  him  after  he  had been shot. That scenario may not be hard for many to believe in light of the Baltimore Public Defenderâs Office releasing a video in July of a Baltimore police officer allegedly planting drugs at a crime scene.
Yet  after the robbery trial  Baltimore police and prosecutors alleged that the gun they found was tied to an earlier shooting. Kevin Jones  who worked as a security guard at Pimlico racetrack  was shot five hours before   [TGT] was alleged to have robbed the taxi driver.   [TGT] was charged with first-degree murder.