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By
Alyssia Davis [former]
- December 2, 2021
Attempted Murder
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Court
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A 19-year-old Baltimore resident accused of an attempted murder earlier this year was offered a plea on Dec. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn.
Kyashia Walker, is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of use of a firearm in a violent crime, three counts of reckless endangerment, having a handgun on her person, and discharing a firearm in connection to an incident on May 11.
Judge Phinn listened as the prosecution presented a plea of 20 years suspending all but seven years with three years probation for first-degree assault and five years without parole for use of a firearm in violent crime. The charges are set to run concurrently.
Walker and her defense attorney Martin Cohen, rejected the plea offer.
Walker’s trial is scheduled for May 19, 2022.