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By
Kristen Wheeler
- February 19, 2025
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro postponed 32-year-old attempted murder defendant Darius Stepney’s jury trial on Feb. 19.
On May 8, 2023, Stepney allegedly drove 30-year-old Lance Hickman in a silver Toyota Camry with a Virginia license plate to the 5100 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue, where Hickman shot and wounded a male victim, then 31, 15 times. While Hickman fired, Stepney allegedly fled the scene.
Stepney and Hickman, who was found guilty in May 2024, were charged with 19 nearly identical charges, including attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and illegal possession of a regulated firearm.
Hickman received a life sentence plus 25 years for his involvement in the shooting.
Stepney’s jury trial will be scheduled at a later date.