william kern was found guilty of reckless endangerment. that charge carries a five-year prison term. he maintains he accidentally grabbed his duty gun rather than a training weapon

william kern faces charges in the february shooting of a recruit during a training exercise during whichno live ammunition was supposed to be used. barry simms is live in towson with the details. >> baltimore city police instructor william kern rejected a last-minute offer that he plead guilty to second-degree assault. the defense raised an issue concerning expert witnesses and from that issue asked for a postponement. it was denied so jury selection began this afternoon and now the jury has been sealed. the trial will focus on what happens february 12 of this year at the side of the former rosewood center in owings mills and questions about whether an officer should have had a handgun with live a munition on him during the training exercise. the details are unsettling. a recruit from the university of maryland police shot in the four head during a training exercise. he lost an eye. the man accused of shooting gray, training instructor william kern, he is charged with reckless endangerment and second-degree assault. he had an unhealthy attachment to that gun, carting two instructors. >>

other police departments used training weapons entirely colored blue to avoid any confusion. >> william kern is charged with second degree assault and reckless endangerment. both are misdemeanors. meantime the recruit who was shot is out of the hospital. his family has filed a civil suit against kern and the city. >> thank you, mary. >> the training academy was shut down for several weeks during the investigation. it is now back open under a new commander. >>> it's been more than three years since cocky sville native was murdered by her boyfriend at the university of virginia. now as athletes prepare for the running festival. a team called every yard for yeardley will be running in her honor raising awareness to combat violence. >> training for a half marathon has been challenging for lexi love. in 2001 her sister yeardley was beaten and left to die by her boyfriend george hughley. both were lacrosse players at the university of virginia. lexi and a team called every yard for yeardley will lace up their sneakers. fund raising for educational programs designed to combat relationship violence.

that jury less than an hour to reach their unanimous verdict, in the end deciding that officer william scott kern would be not guilty of second-degree assault, but guilty of reckless endangerment. of course, you may remember, we have been telling you the story for a while now, william scott kern was a police academy -- city police academy instructor and back on february 12th of this year, he had two weapons on him, his real weapon and then a training weapon, just below that on his hip he was going to pull his training weapon. he said he mistakenly grabbed his real weapon instead. fire it at a police academy trainee. that trainee was struck in the forehead and now has brain damage and is blinded in one eye. tonight, the jury has returned a verdict of not guilty on second-degree assault. but guilty of reckless endangerment for causing the circumstances that allowed him to draw his real gun, instead of the training weapon. we'll have more for you coming up. we're live at towson, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay. big and breaking news, derek, thank you. >>> wjz will follow this story on e

a man accused of shooting him, training instructor william kern charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. he had an unhealthy attachment to that gun, prosecutors thought. >> it was interesting. acute observation. something is definitely wrong. >> the attorney has filed a $500 million civil suit. muscle function and has trouble maneuvering without help. gray will not see pictures of his injuries. question is impossible to hear from him and his condition. he does not recall anything that's a waste on that day. >> the jury could hear evidence describing how he was trying to teach the trainees alyssa, stay in anm about area. he may have pulled his service weapon by accident and following -- turned overas his weapon when requested. jurors will have to do consider if he followed proceeds -- police procedure and if you accidents were intentional. >> what i heard this morning almost in defiance of policy. he is a person have -- has been on the floor and none of policy. -- jurors will not hear that the maryland department of into health and hygiene was unaware that the train

william kerns faces charges of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say he used a handgun with live ammunition when he shot raymond gray during assignment. >> vi ripken is involved in another incident. someone armed with a gun intended to carjacker in a parking lot in aberdeen. fobhe was able to honor key hit the panic button that sounded the alarm and the gentleman walked off. an atm camera got a picture of the suspect and he was arrested about a mile from the bank. airport.rees at the >> a developing story from overnight at lax. connection to the airport. we willyou do carve -- explain how. >> some unique artwork will be auctioned off next friday and it is all created by young artists. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:10. >> natalie morales georges live from new york. good morning. >> a deal to end the shutdown hits a new snag. can lawmakers reach a compromise in time? also, and overnight arrests in connection with those dry ice bombs at lax. an unexpected apology from real hunter. what she is saying about her affair with john edwards

other police departments used training weapons entirely colored blue to avoid any confusion. >> william kern is charged with second degree assault and reckless endangerment. both are misdemeanors. meantime the recruit who was shot is out of the hospital. his family has filed a civil suit against kern and the city. >>> a u.s. trooper remains under critical condition. sunday morning trooper jaquelin kline helped another trooper pull over a suspected drunk driver. she was hit by a car driven by 21-year-old enrique guzman as she was walking along the shoulder. charges are pending against guzman. >>> a two car crash leaves one person dead and another injured in college park. the cars collided between i95 and new hampshire avenue early this morning. the incident closed all lanes for a short time. the crash is under investigation. >>> at least six more militants in kenya are wanted in last month's mall massacre. denise is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: police in kenya released new video of two suspects at the mall massacre. these two men entering a bank in nairobi were paying for a ca

we are monitoring the trial of city police officer william kern , who broke into tears on the stand. he expressed concerns about security at the facility where he shot a police recruit. -- thatfied immediately he knew immediately that he accidentally fired his service weapon rather than the training weapon. the defense played the 911 calls that followed the shooting. you can see david collins report tonight. no there for the man charged ricktrying to kidnap vi and. was able to scare him away by setting off her car alarm, and police arrested him a few hours later. we are told nobody was injured, believe heice do not was connected to her mysterious kidnapping 18 months ago. baltimore county police do not asked -- suspect foul play in the discovery of a body in hunt valley. an autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. ravenshead, 10 lucky fans are preparing for the trip of a lifetime. how dare non-winning -- how their non-winning maryland lottery tickets turned into a prize money cannot buy. a discovery of astronomical proportions. where scientists from the media where scientists

. -- trial begins officer william kern faces assault and reckless endangerment charges and the accidental shooting of the university of maryland cadets raymond in february. they could use a firearm to scare trainees. he lost an eye and the incident and filed a lawsuit against the city for $5 million. general hasorney picked his lieutenant governor. from princeicate george's county. she will have to give up her seat to chase the democratic on -- the democratic -- in a statement he apologized for making a few troopers on his detail uncomfortable. if you have applied for a tax filing extension, don't think to push it off. the deadline for filing is still today. bond devices found at the los angeles international airport. the latest on the discoveries coming up as we cover the nation. >> the problems with george w. bush's heart is more serious than first imported. reportedly-old received -- his coronary artery was 95% blocked. try ice devices were found at los angeles international airport overnight. it is the second day of the homemade devices that were discovered in restricted areas neare a

. >> reporter: officer william kern helped lead a training exercise for new police recruits on february 12th, at the site of the old rosewood center for the developmentally disabled. the officer witnessed some of the trainees, milling around. after they were instructed not to linger in in some areas. kern fired a warning shot. but instead of grabbing his training simulation weapon, he mistakenly grabbed his real block shooting weapon, shooting gray in the forehead. >> he lost this. he has immediate recall. but has lost memory and mental functions. >> reporter: ray won't be testifying at trial. but other officers there that day will. prosecutors intend to prove kern had an unhealthy attachment to his gun, insisting on wearing it, despite training policies to the contrary, even refusing to surrender his weapon after the shooting. >> he's been a person who has been on the force, 17, 18 years and knew the policy. it appears he was taking the position that he was going to carry his gun, regardless of what those policies were. >> reporter: kerns' defense attorney will argue it was his duty to

policeltimore county officer william kern faces up to five years in prison after a guilty of him reckless assault. kern claims he was trying to teach trainees a lesson an accident late told israel service weapon instead of the training weapon. >> there is absolutely nothing that has come out in the course of the seven months that i've been involved with this case to suggest that it was anything but an accident. >> to me an accident implies that it is something that nobody has any control over. tapas are current had complete control over what happened that day and it was only because of his actions that this injury happened. >> the shooting big m raymond gray is still recovering at an out-of-state rain injury facility. it judge will sentence officer kern in december. investigators say during a traffic stop wednesday night near minnesota avenue in northeast baltimore, 40-year-old sean dean tried to get away from officers. according to city police, officers opened fire when please strike him along for at least a block. he later died at the hospital. >> why did they have to shoot in that many

william kittredge, walter kern lived in montana. it is really an important part of who we are, and i think it is partly because we are so insula. the last best space. steinbeck's travels with charley. he goes on and on about how much she loved montana. trash all over the united states, but montana is the love song for an. and i think the combination of a wide-open spaces but also the fact that we've had the amenity a you would want for a full and happy life. so i think that attract people. it is easy to work here, i think. i mean, it is easy to sort of slipped into montana and have it be what drives you artistically. if they are writing about montana, you know, a place that pervades everything, western identity, you know, their relationship with the land, relationship with the history, the culture. that is of bake to mount a backdrop for any montana said novel or work of nonfiction. there is an endless supply of books about little bighorn. it is funny to think that this event that was a reasonably short in duration and happened alon

the prosecution rested its case thing officer william kern's actions violated the law and showed a recklessegard for public safety. e defense contends kern's actions were not criminal but a mistake. >> bail denied for the man who tried to carjack cal ripken jr. 's mother, violet reckoned. to carjack hered with a bb gun. ripken hit the panic button on her key fob. officers arrested bowen a few hours later. related tont is not her kidnapping last year. >> baltimore county school officials have started the process of redistricting for the new elementary school. the 700-student school is set to open next at denver. a committee of school officials, parents, and community members held the first of four meetings wednesday night to help draw the boundaries. residents hope to save the park and preserve the green space where the school is slated to be built. a time is now 6:36. time to take another look at the weather with ava marie. questioning us live from valley view farms, high, ava. >> -- joining us live from valley view farms. hi, ava. >> this on guinness 1550 pounds. big is gigantic pumpkin an

. >> william kern is charged with assault for shooting a cadet during a training exercise. the prosecution told the jury the case is about choices, actions that violated the law, and reckless disregard for public safety. the defense contends kern's actions were not -- were a mistake. he wore his service revolver during training and said he accidentally or the wrong weapon. >> the training gun was in his pocket and the service revolver was in the holster. how do you get those two mixed up? fired theought he training weapon at a door to teach the recruits a less -- a lesson when he saw them lingering in a hallway. the judge said a reasonable officer would not have fired anything and would rather have communicated that lesson. > a lawyer for one of the u.s. naval academy midshipmen accused of sexual assault is asking for the superintendent of the academy to be removed from the case. under rmal protocol the superintendent decides who serves on the court-martial panel buan attorney for it josh tate told a judge tuesday night that michael miller, the vice admiral, was unfit for t

. >> officer william scott kern never meant to shoot police trainee raymond gray in the forehead but that's what happened at they taught a group of new recruit at the old rose wood center. a mistake that outraged even the mayor. >> there's no acceptable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise. >> police trainee derek allen among the first to testify describing kern armed with his real gun and a paint ball style gun. >> kern had his real gun at his hip and his training weapon just inches below. the employees testified that during the training kern mistakingly pulled out his gun at least one before >> after he did it the first time he heard him say, whoops, sorry, that's muscle memory. a short time later he made the same mistake, only this time pulling the trigger, striking gray, now left with brain damage and blinded in one eye. attorney dwight petit rep are resents gray in a civil suit. >> it seems to me he had to know which gun he had. i don't know how that's a mistake. >> reporter: late today the prosecution rested. the defense will begin presenting their case t

why am scott current is charged -- william scott kern is charged with reckless assault. the defense which is not ndsputing the fact content k kern's actions were mistake. >> it seems like the training done was in his pocket. and the service revolver was in the holster. so how do you get those two mixed up? a fiveattorney filed million dollar lawsuit on behalf of the victim's family. court testimony indicates he kept his duty weapon on him because the city police department did not provide security at the training site. a colleague testified it was standard operating procedure not to carry service weapons during training exercises. court testimony revealed he accidentally drew his service weapon earlier in the day to demonstrate how to load it. a trainee pointed at the mistake. >> he should not have had the weapon in the first place. the should have been secured. >> his defense attorney explains that he spotted a number of trainees in a hallway. themselves honorable in the line of fire. court testimony indicates he wanted to teach the lesson. by firing what he thought was

officer william kern shot recruit raymond gray back in february.ild day, not as pretty as yesterday. can't cover hanging around. --s a chance you could outside chance you could run into a sprinkle. better chance for rain tomorrow. specially in the afternoon. still mild, high-temperature near 73. >> back with another weather

facesr william kern assault and reckless endangerment charges and the accidental shooting of cadet raymond gray. in februaryy that -- prosecutors say that in february he improperly used a firearm to scare gray away from a window. in the incident and is filed a lawsuit against the city for $5 million. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. thereot of problems out for your tuesday morning. let's bring you up-to-date at emerton road. we have an accident just in. belair road and bradshaw wrote in kingsville, watch for possible delays due to a crash. , we have annue accident, pedestrian-involved. just past i-70, we have a crash in the center lane. backing up traffic heavily on eastbound 70, 36 miles per hour on average making your informatics bill. southbound 295, watch for closures due to a crash. frederick or southwestern, much better than. -- much better bet. at amity bankked stadium. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> overall it will be a nice day. there is a little bit of fog and low clouds and some neighborhoods, mostly in the western suburbs. if you have that near your hous

officer william scott kern, city officer, found guilty of reckless endangerment by a baltimore county jury. he faces up to five years in prison. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some 800,000 federal employees are back on the job thanks to a late night deal wednesday that avoided a dault on the nation's debt. >> the crisis dragged on for 16 days. sally kidd has the latest. >> the president says americans are fed up with washington and had some tough words for republicans in congress. doors are back open, the federal government up and running again. they signed a deal to avert avoid the shutdown. the president told congress to straighten up erie >> all of us need to stop focusing on lobbyists and focus on what the want.ty of americans the cost to the economy, some $24 billion, according to standard & poor's. a temper cancer more $24 billion? i don't think so. -- temper tantrum worth $24 billion? the newlyders of established budget conference committee kicked off talks this morning. >> our goal is to get the debt under control, to do smart deficit reduction, and do things to get people