State appealing dismissal of charges against Tyler Mailloux
The Appellate Court of Maryland will convene March 1 to hear oral arguments regarding the dismissal of charges against Tyler Mailloux in the hit-and-run death of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp.
Last April, 17 traffic charges – including failure to immediately stop at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury and failure to immediately stop a vehicle at the scene of an accident involving death – were filed against Mailloux, 23, of Berlin, in the death of Knupp, who was struck and killed by a motorist in a black Mercedes while crossing Grays Corner Road on July 11, 2022.
Knupp was returning to a vehicle driven by his older sister and died from injuries sustained in the collision. Mailloux allegedly fled the scene and did not return, according to the charges filed.
During a motions hearing on Aug. 18, Judge Brett Wilson granted a motion to dismiss the case against Mailloux in Worcester County Circuit Court over lack of jurisdiction, although he noted that charges could be refiled in district court. Immediately following the ruling, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a notice to appeal.
If criminal charges had rightfully been filed along with traffic charges the circuit court would have had to try the case. However since watered down charges were filed, mailoux will get watered down punishment.
8:21 – The charges weren’t watered down. When you bring criminal charges, you have to be able to prove those charges. When this kid was hidden for a period of time, any thoughts of a drunk driving charge went out the window because it couldn’t be proven. Now, I have no idea why charges were not brought against the family who hid the car for a period of time before the state police took custody of it. If I had one question for the SA about this, that would be it.
The charges therefore were the ones the SA felt could be substantiated. The charges were filed in the Circuit court, and this entire hearing is about that fact before anything else moves forward. Like many others, I want to see justice done for this family, but it’s important to remember what can be proven vs what is conjecture.
If they do this, I hope the family files a wrongful death suit against them and sues them for every penny they have!
Oh there will be a nice payment made…..to lawyers and Gavins fam.