The murder trial of Idris Ramos, 52, concluded March 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A Di Dietro and jurors began deliberating whether the defendant is guilty of first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon, in connection to the death of Tyrell Curtis, 39.
Curtis died after being fatally stabbed on the 100 block of S. Broadway, minutes after 2 a.m. on June 21, 2025.
The state’s closing argument focused on the “deliberate and pre-meditated” nature of the crime, relying on area surveillance footage, DNA evidence and inconsistencies in Ramos’ testimony. The prosecutor reminded jurors Curtis died after being “stabbed in the heart [and] bleeding out on the street,” having collapsed outside a 7-Eleven.
Prior to the stabbing, Ramos was reportedly captured on surveillance footage in the area and holding a pocket knife.
Defense attorney Deborah Warner-Dennis countered by pointing to flaws in the investigation and emphasizing the prosecution’s key witness’s long-term history of drug abuse. She added that none of her client’s DNA was recovered from the murder weapon and suggested demographic biases led detectives to drop leads on other potential suspects.
“I don’t know if it is a gender or racial bias, or it could be socio-economic, [but] they did not do their job,” she said. “I’ll leave you with this—Mr. Ramos is innocent.”
Jurors are currently deliberating.
