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Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a defendant accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offer posed by the... Read More

Detectives Investigating Walk-In Shooting Victim in Central District

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Central District shooting detectives are looking for answers regarding a shooting that occurred on Nov. 28. On Monday, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers responded to... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Dates for Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details During a Nov. 28 Baltimore reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for two co-defendants implicated in an attempted murder. Alicia Ford, 35, and... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant on Probation after Sentence Modification

Details A 40-year-old man sentenced for an attempted murder more than two decades ago will remain on probation after a Baltimore City judge modified his sentence last year. Howard Megginson was... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant in Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 29. John Ray is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Agrees to Stay Away From Victim to Have Case Put on Stet Docket

Details An attempted murder case from earlier this year will not proceed to trial, but rather, was placed on the STET docket, given the defendant stayed away from the victim. Davon... Read More

Jury Returns Not Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Trial

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man was found not guilty of attempted murder on Nov. 23 in connection to a shooting outside a Baltimore City jail last year. After a two-day trial,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Nov. 17 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as a defendant accused of attempted murder declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Denied Bail After Being Deemed a Safety Threat

Details On Nov. 18, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder was deemed a public threat and therefore denied bail before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Kinard Smith is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer and Receives Tentative Trial Date

Details On Nov. 18, a defendant facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, was informed that his jury trial would be rescheduled for Nov. 21. Larry Alexander Lee, Jr. received a new trial... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Lawyer Questions Client’s Sentence Credit

Details On Nov. 17, an attempted murder defendant’s defense counsel raised concern over the amount of credit his client had received since being arrested and motioned for a sentence modification before... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing Pending Response to Motion for Reconsideration in Case Involving MS-13 Affiliate

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a reception court hearing on Nov. 17 as the defense counsel, who is representing an attempted murder defendant affiliated with the MS-13... Read More

Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant Granted Resentence Modification

Details On Nov. 16, a Baltimore man convicted of attempted murder had his motion to be resentenced granted before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. Judge Jackson granted the defense... Read More

Defendant Charged with Attempted Murder Rejects Plea for Assault

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a prosecutor’s plea of 10 years in prison for first-degree assault on Nov. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Willian Flores... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing As Parties Work to Find Suitable Trial Date

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution on Nov. 15, opting to go to trial. Shae-Von Edwards is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, firearm use... Read More

Victim Says She Was ‘Nothing, But a Mother’ to Defendant Convicted of Shooting into Her Front Door

Details A Baltimore man convicted of assault after shooting multiple rounds into his girlfriend’s family’s front door was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 8. Defendant Dominick Scarboro appeared... Read More

Bail Denied to Man Charged with Shooting and Kidnapping Three ‘Squeegee Boys’

Details On Nov. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong denied bail to a man charged with kidnapping three members of the group notoriously known as the “squeegee boys” and... Read More

Baltimore Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

Details A 42-year-old Baltimore man has been arrested for the attempted murder of 29-year-old man on Oct. 25. The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has reported the arrest of David Boyd after... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Attempted Murder Pleads Guilty to Reckless Endangerment

Details Prosecutors offered a defendant a plea of five years for reckless endangerment on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. Ronald Gray and his defense attorney Creston Smith,... Read More

Judge Finds Attempted Murder Convict Guilty of Violating Probation

Details On Nov. 4, a convicted attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation for a 2012 shooting incident . Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Teen Receives Five-Year Sentence for Attempted Murder During Family Dispute

Details On Nov. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer upheld a sentence for a defendant convicted of shooting a family member during a dispute on Thanksgiving of 2021. ... Read More

Police Investigate Double Shooting on Garrison Boulevard

Details The Baltimore Police Department is looking into the shooting of two people, one fatally, that occurred on Nov. 5. On Saturday, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers were... Read More

19-Year-Old Defendant Receives Five-Year Sentence for Attempted Murder During Family Dispute

Details On Nov. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer upheld a sentence for a defendant convicted of shooting a family member during a dispute on Thanksgiving of 2021. Andrew Abiola,... Read More

Woman Accused of Domestic Dispute Turned Shooting Released on Home Detention

Details A 29-year-old mother accused of attempted murder was released on home detention earlier this month prior to her trial in March 2023. During a hearing on Nov. 4 before Baltimore... Read More