Attempted Murder Archives - Page 12 of 71

Police Arrest Attempted Murder Suspect Six Days After Incident

Details On March 21, the Warrant Apprehension Task Force and Capital Area Regional Task Force members arrested 20-year-old Robert Blue. Detectives believe that Blue was involved in the shooting of a... Read More

Prosecution Argues Defendant’s Threatening Texts Show Intent to Kill in East Eager Street Shooting

Details An attempted murder defendant’s claims that his nephew was behind a 2022 shooting were quickly overshadowed by his text messages to the victim—threatening messages that a Baltimore City prosecutor said... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting ‘Drunk, Machete-Weilding’ Neighbor Pleads Guilty

Details A 47-year-old defendant pleaded guilty to assault and weapons charges on March 21 for shooting a neighbor who he claimed attacked him and his dog with a machete during an... Read More

Opening Statements in Attempted Murder Trial

Details On March 20, a jury heard opening statements in a 36-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Marvin Edmonds stands accused of attempted... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty on Attempted Murder Charge

Details On March 21, the jury read its verdict to Marvin Edmonds before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Edmonds, 36, alongside his defense attorney, Rodney Gray, was found... Read More

BPD Arrests 19-Year-Old Attempted Murder Suspect

Details On March 19, Warrant Apprehension Task Force members arrested 19-year-old Mekhi Green of Baltimore. Baltimore Police Department detectives believe that Green shot a 22-year-old male victim while on the 4400... Read More

Baltimore Woman Arrested for March Attempted Murder

Details On March 19, Baltimore Police Department detectives served an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder on 32-year-old Shairora Whitaker of Baltimore. Detectives believe that Whitaker shot a 48-year-old female victim... Read More

Defense Claims Victim Attacked Defendant With Knife Before Shooting

Details Living in an area of West Baltimore filled with vacant homes, 63-year-old Antonio Fitzhugh was defending himself when the alleged victim attacked him with a knife, Fitzhugh’s defense counsel said... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Claims Self-Defense, Alleging Brick Attack

Details On March 15, the jury heard closing arguments for an attempted murder case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Joseph Harris, 38, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

2021 Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On March 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial date for a 39-year-old man accused of a 2021 attempted murder. Tyrelle Fields is charged with... Read More

Alleged Cop Shooter Receives Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 21-year-old’s attempted murder trial on March 15. Bernard Hopkins is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Rejects Plea Deal

Details In a March 14 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland,an attempted murder suspect turned down a plea offer in reception court. Gregory Barnes, 48, is accused... Read More

Now-Competent Attempted Murder Defendant to Remain in Prison Pending Trial

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin decided the custody status of a 23-year-old attempted murder defendant. Daykai Quarles is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Shot Drunken Victim in Self-Defense, Counsel Says

Details “Self-defense is a real thing,” defense attorney Staci Pipkin said on March 13, and it was an action taken by defendant Joseph Harris nearly five years ago when he shot... Read More

Police Arrest Teen Attempted Murder Suspect

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Eastern District on May 2, 2023, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 18-year-old Isiah Peay of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Peay... Read More

Defense Questions Witness Identification of Suspect

Details Closing statements were presented in the double attempted murder trial of 34-year-old Andre Brisbon on March 7. In the proceeding before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy Brisbon... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 27-year-old Devaun Jones. Jones is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Until June

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 35-year-old Andrew Lindsey. Lindsey is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea in East 37th Street Shooting

Details After asking attempted murder defendant Iehkeem Arghmoun Byrd a series of basic questions to confirm his mental competency, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared that the defendant... Read More

Man Arrested in 29th Street Mutual Shooting

Details On Feb. 29, Baltimore Police Department detectives served an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder on 23-year-old Ray Johnston of Baltimore. Detective believe that Johnston shot a 24-year-old male on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial set to start June 26 in front of Judge Cynthia H. Jones. The... Read More

Defendant Ditched Gun After Shooting at Hit-and-Run Driver, Prosecutor Says

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of firing a gun at a hit-and-run driver last April allegedly attempted to cover up the shooting by stashing his gun in some bushes while... Read More

Murder, Arson and Rape Defendant Rejects Life Without Parole Deal

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 32-year-old Jason Billingsley. Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More

Late Evidence May Result in Sanctions Against Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Deon Hudson received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hudson, 29, is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More