Attempted Murder Archives - Page 19 of 71

Judge Sets Retrial Date for 2017 Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 6, Maurice Wilkerson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Wilkerson’s attorney, Roya Hanna, and the prosecutor decided on April 4, 2024, for his retrial. ... Read More

New Trial Date Set for June 20 Shooting

Details On Dec. 6, Jamon Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to get a new trial date. The judge set the proceeding for Jan.... Read More

Prosecutor Argues BB Gun Shooting Was Homicide; Defense Cites Contradictory Testimony

Details Taiwan Mitchell appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Dec. 4 to hear closing arguments in his jury trial. Mitchell, 41, is charged by prosecutors with... Read More

New Counsel Asks to Postpone Mental Health Court Hearing

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed a mental health hearing for 40-year-old Kenneth Oakley. Oakley is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-... Read More

Man Accused of Botched Robbery, Shooting Pleads Guilty, Down from Attempted Murder

Details A 28-year-old attempted homicide defendant was sentenced to four years in prison for assault and a weapons charge on Dec. 4 after shooting a man on Hollins Street during a... Read More

16-Year-Old Defendant Pleads Guilty in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 29, a teenager appeared in a packed courtroom accused of attempted murder following an incident in September 2022. Key’Shawn Shaw, 16, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More

Lawyers Wait to Schedule Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the attempted murder trial of a defendant after he rejected the plea offered by the prosecution. Defendant Jamon... Read More

Acquitted: Man Accused of Shooting at Family of Four Found Not Guilty of Attempted Murder

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted 33-year-old Devontay Reed of attempted murder, assault and weapons charges on Dec. 4 in connection to the shooting of a family of four. Reed was... Read More

Transportation Issue Delays Attempted Murder Suspect’s Plea Hearing Two Weeks

Details A 27-year-old attempted murder defendant was not transported to Baltimore City Circuit Court for his anticipated plea hearing on Dec. 1, postponing the proceeding two weeks. This marks the second... Read More

Man Sentenced to 15 Years Without Parole for 2022 ‘Wild West Shootout’ in Fells Point

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller handed down a 15 year prison sentence without the possibility of parole to 39-year-old Reginald Allen on Dec. 1 for what the... Read More

Defense Requests Postponement to Review Attempted Murder Defendant’s Competency

Details Defense counsel for 40-year-old attempted murder suspect Kenneth Oakley requested a two-week postponement on Nov. 30 to allow him and his co-counsel to review the defendant’s recently completed competency evaluation.... Read More

Despite Grieving Family’s Distress, Judge Orders Retrial

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard ordered a retrial for an Ellicott City resident charged with the murder of Cornelius Bruce and the attempted murder... Read More

BB Gun Shooting: A Homicide or an Accident?

Details The prosecution argued that a man charged with murder and attempted murder of a couple using a high-powered BB gun had motive and the ability to shoot. Taiwan Mitchell, 41,... Read More

May Retrial Set for Defendant Accused of Shooting a Mother, Son on Medford Road

Details The retrial of attempted murder suspect Derrien Gamble was scheduled for May 2024 following a mistrial earlier this month. Gamble, 20, received a partial conviction on Nov. 9 when he... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 52-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zarzine Wardlaw is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-... Read More

Defendant Awaiting Global Plea Offer Gets May Trial Date

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s trial. Reginald Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Dissatisfied With Attorney, Unable to Schedule Trial

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the hearing of a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant when it became clear neither he nor his lawyer were... Read More

Defendant Wants Evidence Review Before Accepting Plea Agreement

Details On Nov. 28, a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant was unable to make a decision on either of the two plea offers available to him before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Questions Why Previous Sentences Didn’t Work for Non-Fatal Shooter

Details On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced an attempted murder defendant after expressing concern that his previous experiences at Backbone Mountain Youth Center and in... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Set in Error

Details On Nov. 21, attempted murder defendant Roderick Johnson did not appear in court and his case was not called due to a scheduling error. Court clerks said that Johnson’s sentencing... Read More

Defendant Accepts Armed Robbery Plea, but Trial Date Still Stands

Details On Nov. 20, a 27-year-old attempted murder defendant tentatively accepted a plea offer, but Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn did not accept the deal. De’Lass Reid is... Read More

Pennsylvania Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details Defendant Calvin Hemphill appeared with his lawyer, Josh Insley, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III on Nov. 20 for a plea hearing. Hemphill, 42, is charged with... Read More

Judge Grants Murder Defendant Pro Se Motions Hearing

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn heard the complaints of a 47-year-old murder defendant who felt his decision to represent himself, pro se, was not... Read More

Inconsistencies Revealed in Accused Shooter’s Police Statement

Details A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder on Nov. 20 for his involvement in last year’s shootout at a Marathon gas station in the Woodmere neighborhood. On Nov.... Read More