Community supporters of the Bel Air teen who pleaded guilty in January to fatally shooting his father two years earlier are planning a new legal challenge aimed at overturning the plea deal and exonerating the youth. Robert C. Richardson III pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a firearms charge in Harford County Circuit Court on Jan. […]
Bel Air Teen Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Father; Sentenced to 18 Years
Left: Robert C. Richardson III. Right: Richardson at the time of his arrest on Jan. 10, 2012. (Photos courtesy “Free Robert Richardson III” Facebook page/Harford County Sheriff’s Office.) The Bel Air teenager accused of the January 2012 murder of his father in their Moores Mill Road home pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a firearms charge […]
Trial for Bel Air Youth Accused of Killing Father Postponed Until February
The trial for the Bel Air teenager accused of killing his father in their home and driving the body to an Aberdeen pond before leading police on a chase was postponed Thursday for a fifth time, and is now set to begin in February. Robert C. Richardson, now 18, appeared briefly in Harford County Circuit […]
Attorneys for Bel Air Youth Accused of Murdering Father Seek Removal from Harford County Detention Center, Trial in Juvenile Court
The Bel Air teenager accused of murdering his father should be moved to a facility better suited to his age and needs or tried as a juvenile, his attorneys argued in Harford County Circuit Court on Friday. Defense counsel for Robert Richardson, 17, said he is “isolated, absolutely isolated” at the Harford County Detention Center, […]
Advocates for Juvenile Justice Reform Rally at Hearing for Bel Air Teenager Accused of Killing Father
Icy winds blasted a dozen women and teenaged girls standing outside the Harford County Circuit Courthouse in Bel Air Friday morning who wrestled with poster board signs as they called out to passing motorists, rewarded by the occasional honk of support. The group consisted of friends and supporters of Robert Richardson III, 17, a Bel […]
Bel Air Teen Accused of Murdering Father Withdraws Insanity Plea Following Competency Evaluation
The Bel Air teen accused of murdering his father withdrew an insanity plea in a motion submitted in Harford County Circuit Court late last week. Robert Richardson III, 16, filed a plea of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Insanity earlier this month, a plea which—if successful—would clear him of any criminal responsibility in the […]
