Trial proceedings in a South Baltimore homicide case were postponed on April 16 due to scheduling conflicts with an ongoing infanticide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams.
Attorneys in the shooting case, which involves 46-year-old defendant Devin Ash, are seeking to return to Baltimore City Circuit Court early next week to begin trial, though court records have yet to confirm scheduling.
Ash faces murder and gun charges for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Marlon Pugh last September. Charging documents state that on the afternoon of Sept. 30, 2025, authorities found Pugh suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 3700 block of 5th Street. Later that day, Pugh succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital.
Ash was absent from Judge Williams’ courtroom on April 16. The state’s attorney and Ash’s defense counsel, Michael Tomko, were advised to either seek a new date for trial early next week or secure a different available judge to oversee proceedings. Ash’s case was promptly transferred to reception court before Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a new trial date. Case scheduling has yet to reflect Judge Copeland’s postponement ruling.
Meanwhile, Judge Williams continued to expedite matters in the trial of 29-year-old Anthony Ford, a father charged with the fatal abuse of his five-month old daughter, Brailynn Ford, on Oct. 8, 2018. Brailynn was found deceased at the Fords’ residence on the 1000 block of Mosher Street, exhibiting multiple visible injuries and symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome. An autopsy revealed swelling in her brain and hemorrhaging around her eyes.
Ford’s trial is set to conclude this week.
