Page 4 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch December 13, 2013 Live Entertainment MONDAY-FRIDAY: $5.99 LUNCH SPECIALS Raw Bar Bloody Mary Bar Mexican Monday H A P P Y H O U R S P E C I A L S ALL DAY ALL NIGHT SPECIALS – MONDAY: MEXICAN & COORS SPECIAL TUESDAY: WINGS & MILLER SPECIALS Fall Happy Hour Happy Hour Drink Specials Sunday-Friday 11am-7pm • Saturday 4pm-7pm $1.99 Select Domestic Pints Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Coors Light $1.99 Select Domestic Bottles Miller Lite, MGD 64, Miller High Life, Coors Light, Coors Original $1.99 Rail Drinks - 12oz D E L A W A R E L O T T E R Y G A M E S Thursday 8pm: Randy Lee Ashcraft Friday 9pm: Rick Arzt From Love Seed Mama Jump New Charges Pending In OC Manslaughter By SHAWN J. SOPER NEWS EDITOR NFL Drink Specials $1.99 Select Domestic Pints $1.99 Select Domestic Bottles $1.99 Rail Drinks Happy Hour Food Specials DAILY 4pm-7pm .75¢ Oysters & Clams (each) $6.99 1/2 lb Steamed Shrimp WINGS Bone $7.50 (10) Boneless $5.99 (Basket) NFL Food Specials WINGS Bone $7.50 (10) • Boneless $5.99 (Basket) Tacos • Nachos • Quesadillas Mexican Pizza Fajitas & Much More WEDNESDAY: BURGER & MILLER SPECIALS • THURSDAY: RAW BAR & COORS SPECIALS 5S 2C HR DE BE IN GS SNOW HILL – Charges of manslaughter and assault were temporarily dropped this week against a West Ocean City man in the death of his longtime friend, but new charges will be filed including the original counts along with a few lesser offenses. George Doran Nottingham, 48, of West Ocean City, was scheduled to appear for trial on Wednesday for the second time for his role in the death of Michael E. Post, 39, of Ocean City outside the Harbor Inn early in the morning last Jan. 26. Nottingham was charged early this year with manslaughter and assault following a “playful incident among friends” outside the Harbor Inn on Somerset Street last January that ended in tragedy. Nottingham was first tried in August, but after an emotional trial that took most of the day, a Worcester County jury deliberated for several hours deep into the evening before returning without a verdict. The hung jury could not come to a clear decision in the friendly altercation that went terribly wrong and a mistrial was declared. Nottingham was scheduled to appear for a second trial on Wednesday, but the charges against him, including manslaughter and second-degree assault, were dropped prior to the proceedings. However, it now appears the State’s Attorney’s Office will recharge Nottingham with the original counts, including manslaughter and assault, along with some lesser charges. As of Thursday, Nottingham had not been charged again, but defense attorney Mike Farlow said on Wednesday new charges were in the offing. “It was a little bit of a surprise,” he said. “I learned last week the state was dropping the charges and that they intended to recharge Mr. Nottingham. As I understand it, he will be charged again with manslaughter and second-degree assault, but also reckless endangerment, affray and alcohol intoxication-endangerment. That last charge essentially is saying he was intoxicated to the point he was a danger to himself or others.” The dropping of the original charges and the pending addition of new charges is somewhat unconventional, especially after the first trial ended with a hung jury and a second trial has been postponed once and delayed again after this week’s action. The intent of the state’s decision to drop the original charges and later refile new charges is uncertain, but Farlow has his own SEE PAGE 41