LISTEN: Delvin Barnes Appears in Philadelphia Courtroom
The man accused of kidnapping Carlesha Freeland-Gaither from a Germantown street was back in Philadelphia today.
Delvin Barnes, the man charged with kidnapping Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, appeared in federal court in Philadelphia today (hear the full, 5-minute appearance below). He got a public defender and will be back in court Friday for a bail hearing.
Spoiler alert: He won’t get bail.
Barnes is charged with abducting Freeland-Gaither from a Germantown street earlier this month. Freeland-Gaither was found alive a week ago in Maryland.
Barnes is also charged with the attempted murder of a teenage girl in Virginia. Authorities say he hit the victim with a shovel, then doused her with bleach and gasoline. She eventually escaped.
He will be tried in the federal Philadelphia kidnapping case before being handed over to the authorities in Virginia.
[NBC 10]