Jack Callis, the Baltimore Ravens fan who was caught senselessly attacking two Washington Commanders fans, will remain in prison while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Callis, 24, was seen celebrating Baltimore’s victory over its Beltway rivals on Oct. 13 by running toward two unidentified men wearing replica Commanders jerseys before slamming one to the ground and throwing another into a brick wall
He later surrendered to Baltimore police on October 21 and was charged with first-degree aggravated assault and three counts of second-degree assault.
In a second bail review hearing, a Baltimore judge ruled that Callis is a danger to the public due to his cocaine and alcohol use and will therefore remain in jail pending his trial, according to The Baltimore flag.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Yolanda A. Tanner said she was not convinced that sending him to outpatient treatment was a sufficient measure to address his substance use disorder.
“Instead of using the time to tell me what’s new and what’s available, today was just a fight,” Tanner said. “I am incredibly disappointed in what the attorney presented.”
This Baltimore Ravens fan was seen fighting with two Washington Commanders fans in October
Tanner added that nothing had changed in Callis’ circumstances other than a grand jury indicted him on one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault.
At his first bail review hearing on Oct. 23, District Judge LaTina Burse Greene had ordered Callis held without bail.
However, he did state that he would consider releasing him to an inpatient treatment program with 24/7 home detention.
The viral video shows Callis chasing two men in Commanders jerseys after the Ravens’ 30-23 victory over their Beltway rivals on Oct. 13.
When he catches up to the pair, Callis knocks one man to the ground with a single punch before slamming the other Commander fan into a brick wall.
The video ends with Callis flexing for the camera in a replica of Lamar Jackson’s jersey and telling the camera, “I don’t lose.”
During the second review hearing this week, Callis’ attorney, Patrick Seidel, sharply criticized the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office for presenting the case to a grand jury just two days after the original hearing and obtaining an indictment, which described as an “unprecedented measure.”
In any case, I’ve never seen that happen. Never,” Seidel said. “They are trying to keep him incarcerated because of the high-profile nature of this case.”
Jack Callis turned himself in to Baltimore police (left) nearly three years after his last arrest in Florida, where he was charged with resisting an officer (right).
The lawyer also criticized prosecutors for portraying his client as an “evil person” and “an alcohol- and drug-fueled maniac.” He accused them of making “serious mistakes.”
While Seidel admitted that Callis had openly acknowledged his struggle with drugs and alcohol, he stated that he had a plan to address the problems that did not require his client to sit in a “cage” for the next six months.
“This is a fight that occurred outside a bar after people had been drinking,” Seidel said. “There’s nothing special about it.”
Since the October incident, Callis has lost both his job and potentially his freedom.
Callis, a Beltway-area insurance salesman, was fired by the firm Maury, Donnelly & Parr after footage of the incident went viral.
According to online records, the 6-foot-3 Callis played college lacrosse at Roanoke College in Virginia.
DailyMail.com also obtained Callis’ arrest records and mugshot from a 2022 incident in Florida, where he was accused of resisting an officer.
Assistant State’s Attorney Twila Driggins objected to Seidel’s presentation, insisting that prosecutors presenting a case to a grand jury for indictment was not unusual.
Callis, 24, is seen handcuffed by Baltimore police after turning himself in.
He also said there were no bail conditions that would prevent Callis from posing a risk to public safety and asked the judge to hold him without bail.
Driggins also dismissed a claim from Brian Thompson, another of Callis’ attorneys, who claimed his client had been doing “a couple of weeks of cocaine and alcohol.”
She argued that in a phone call from jail, Callis told her father that her real problem was being disrespected.
“The bottom line is this: you can’t have it both ways,” he said.
Callis is being held at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center and is scheduled to appear in court on February 3, 2025.