ustice reporter.../ joy lepola/ lepola.../ as... the latess.../ on what unfol. unfolded.efended the actions of avi nd eli werdeshhim. members of shhmrim respond to calls in a predominately jewish area of altimore. group... that eli werdesheim was a member until his suspendion following the take doww of a black teenager. daniel harris testified...."he (eli) defended himself... he he went on tt explain how m" bbltimore city police told the group..."...you should get out of the car, show that yyu have a radio, so they now you're watchinn..." this is the accused of assaulting.... last weekk,he drrpped bomb shell on the state's case when he asked that charges be dropped. for more than an hour.... family members even the lead ddtective tried to get the tten back in court. carried. the lass witness the statt called was that lead detectiie. sttnd up shortly after the state rested it's case theedeffndant asked charges be dropppd. the judge denied there's enough evidenne to support. it wasn't the response the defense wanted or hoped to hear. this in a to that of trayvon martin. s -