Former Towson University football player, other suspect denied bail in Randallstown carjacking

Two men are held without bail tonight after allegedly shooting another man during a carjacking last month.

That was the decision handed down by a Baltimore County judge this afternoon in a courtroom packed with friends and family members of the two suspects.

"I'm not surprised at all. You have his high school teammates and his college teammates here for him. So that says a lot. I've never been in a courtroom of that size for that many people for a bond hearing, so again, that says a lot," said Cameron Wiggins, Jefferson's former football coach at St. Francis.

Dozens of football players, friends, and family were in the courtroom in support of 19 year old Cordell Jefferson, a former football star at St. Francis, and once stand out on the team at Towson University.

"When he is free, and I hope he is, it will be no shock to me because I think he's just in an unfortunate situation, wrong place at the wrong time," said Wiggins.

Jefferson is charged with attempted murder, assault, and armed carjacking, alongside 20 year old Garrin Davis.

It was back on July 20th when according to charging documents, Davis was set to meet with the victim at a Randallstown apartment complex.

When the victim arrived, he was met by two suspects, who police identify as Jefferson and Davis, both armed with guns who allegedly tried to steal his car.

Charging documents say in part, "After briefly refusing, Suspect #1 struck the victim in the right side of his face with a handgun. At this time, Suspect #2 opened the driver's side door and pulled the victim out of the vehicle."

The victim was ultimately shot in the arm and ran off.

The lawyers say this may have been a marijuana deal gone wrong.

"Unfortunately in an application for statement of charges, it's never the complete story. It's the person's perception of one side of the story," said Andy Jaskulsky, Davis' attorney.

"Knowing what we know now is not the full story. There's a lot that's missing, there's a lot of holes to it, so it will be interesting to see once the discovery rolls out , what's really going on," said Jessica Rubin, Jefferson's attorney.

In the courtroom, it was revealed neither of the young men have a prior record, and their lawyers called them productive members of society.

Now, despite the judge's order to hold them each without bail, those who know them best say the truth will set them free.

"I'm a little disappointed but I'm going to let things go through the steps they need to go through because I'm sure he will be vindicated at the end," said Shavalle Clark, Jefferson's grandmother.

Although not clear in the charging documents, defense attorneys in the case say this was not a random incident, and that the young men involved were all known to each other.

In a statement from Towson University, the school says it's unable to share any additional information due to student privacy laws.