By
Maya St. Hillaire [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Details A hearing to schedule 16-year-old Jessiel Martinez’s murder trial has been moved to late August to allow the prosecution to adjust their schedule to try his case before his speedy... Read More
By
Maya St. Hillaire [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Details Following a mistrial in the murder trial of 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown, a new trial was scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 8. Brown... Read More
By
Maya St. Hillaire [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details A motion hearing to join the attempted murder trials of Javon Brown, 21, and co-defendant Michael Yerby, 20, was scheduled on Aug. 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More
By
Maya St. Hillaire [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled 27-year-old Phillip Morton’s criminal conspiracy trial for mid-December during a reception court hearing on Aug. 8. Morton is facing 38 charges,... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- August 8, 2025
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details A Baltimore woman who allegedly shot herself in the thigh in March following an altercation in West Baltimore will be held without bail due to the “severe public safety risk”... Read More
By
Nicholas Carter [former]
- August 8, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Homicides
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Details In the murder case against Joseph Coates, 41, a pre-trial hearing was postponed on August 8 to give his new defense attorney, Gregory Fischer, time to prepare. Coates is charged as an accomplice in the December 15, 2023, killing of Marvin Jason Jackson Jr., 26, in Baltimore. His charges include armed robbery and firearm use in a felony crime of violence. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Coates picking up an item near the victim's body after co-defendant Joseph Walker shot and killed Jackson. Both parties agreed to reconvene on August 15 to set a trial date and appoint a permanent attorney for Coates. Read More
By
Natalie Voorhees [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Details A jury found James Richburg, 62, guilty of second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime and firearm possession with a felony conviction on Aug. 8 following more... Read More
By
Natalie Voorhees [former]
- August 8, 2025
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Details During a motion hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner, Michael Kalandras, 19, and defense attorney Roya Hanna reached a plea agreement in an armed carjacking case.... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 7, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Featured
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details Shooting and homicide trials in the Baltimore City Circuit Court nearly doubled in July over June, according to the latest data from Baltimore Witness. Baltimore Witness reported 13 completed trials... Read More
By
Allyson Rogers [former]
, Ethan Russo [former] - August 7, 2025
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Homicides
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Details Kumar Rick Nesbeth stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Aug. 7 making a drug and mental health treatment request. Nesbeth, 53, was convicted in 1993... Read More
By
Natalie Voorhees [former]
, Sage Cho - August 7, 2025
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Traffic
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Details Closing arguments in the murder trial of James Richburg, 62, were heard on Aug. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride. During the proceeding counsel debated details... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 6, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details The 20-year-old Washington, D.C. man accused of participating in a 2023 Morgan State University Homecoming Shooting has been re-indicted and is on course for an October trial–that after his case... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 6, 2025
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Details Opening statements were delivered in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride’s courtroom on Aug. 6 for murder defendant James Richburg, 62. Richburg is facing charges of first-degree murder,... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 6, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Juveniles
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Shooting
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a date for the murder trial of three co-defendants accused of murdering a teenager and injuring two women during a fatal... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 6, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels cancelled murder defendant Devin Curry’s trial on Aug. 5 pending review of a so-called interlocutory appeal before final judgement is made in... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 6, 2025
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Data
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Shooting
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted a postponement in Donald Blackwell’s assault trial for emerging factors, including a possible replacement of counsel, newly discovered evidence allegedly linking... Read More
By
Jasmine Milbourne [former]
- August 6, 2025
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In The Media
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Shooting
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Details James Richburg, 61, was allegedly identified by his ex-girlfriend and her daughter by his glasses during the first day of a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 5, 2025
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details A technical change in home monitoring supervision brought a 45-year-old Kingsville man into court on Aug. 5. Michael Crispino appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to... Read More
By
Tomas Coles [former]
- August 5, 2025
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details Jermaine Lawson, 36, pleaded guilty on Aug. 1 to assaulting his girlfriend in a lover’s quarrel. Lawson was initially charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms... Read More
By
Cecilia Wetzel [former]
- August 5, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details Counsel agreed to dismiss the case of Marquis Brown, 20, on Aug. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Brown initially faced 54 charges, including five counts... Read More
By
Allyson Rogers [former]
- August 5, 2025
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Homicides
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Details Tracy Jeter, 42, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Sylvester B. Cox on July 31. Jeter was originally charged with two... Read More
By
Riley Mathews [former]
- August 5, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details A defendant who accepted a guilty plea last year in connection to a non-fatal shooting incident appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams for a show cause... Read More
By
Jane Cox [former]
- August 5, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn recalled the case of Joseph Wise, 56, on Aug. 5 after counsel submitted new evidence in his defense. The case was also... Read More