2020 Washington Boulevard Homicide Defendant Gets Date for Retrial 

By Taniya Moore [former] - July 28, 2023
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A 31-year-old man and his attorney, Robert Linthicum, appeared before Judge Melissa M. Phinn on July 25 for a retrial date in regard to the case surrounding the homicide of Anthony Covington.

Defendant Jeremiah Tehohney is being retried for first-degree attempted murder, second-degree attempted murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a firearm in a felony violent crime and having a handgun in a vehicle on a public road in connection to the incident that occurred in March 28, 2020.

Judge Phinn set the defendant’s new trial date for Nov. 7 through Nov. 14 before Judge Yolanda A. Tanner.

On Feb. 24, Tehohney was found guilty for first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, having a handgun on his person, firearm use in the commission of a felony violent crime and was sentenced to three years for having a handgun on his person, a concurrent life sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and a concurrent three years for each of the three counts of having a handgun on his person. 

According to the Baltimore Police Department, at approximately at 9:39 p.m., officers responded to the sound of gunshots on the 1100 block of Washington Boulevard, where they found a male victim and Covington suffering from gunshot wounds.

During the investigation, Baltimore Police detectives discovered an Instagram account belonging to the defendant with a recent post showing a full-body image of Tehohney wearing an identical blue sweatsuit as the suspect was wearing on surveillance footage of the incident. 

“I hope this outcome has provided some measure of closure for Mr. Covington’s family and those who survived the horrific events that unfolded in this case. It also sends a clear message to Baltimore’s gun violence perpetrators that this office will hold them accountable,” said Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates in a press release regarding the previous sentencing.