Attempted Murder Archives - Page 26 of 80

Defendant Shot Victim at ‘Point-Blank for No Reason’ Outside Freddie’s Sports Bar and Grill, Prosecutor Argues

Details When 49-year-old Damian Palmer saw a man standing near his car outside Freddie’s Sports Bar and Grill last March, his response was nothing short of senseless and reckless, a Baltimore... Read More

Accused Shooter Never Aimed at Victims in Rec Center Shooting, Defense Argues

Details Trevon Moore should not have had a gun on him, let alone fired the weapon, inside the Roosevelt Park Recreation Center last January, defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg said before a... Read More

18-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 20 Year Plea Offer

Details On Jan. 9, a prosecutor offered a 20 year plea deal to an 18-year-old defendant charged with a summer 2023 shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. ... Read More

Attempted Murder Co-defendants Reject Plea Offers, Get April Trial Date

Details Two Baltimore City Circuit Court attempted murder co-defendants rejected identical plea offers before Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 9. Trey Allen, 33, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to One Year on Home Detention for Non-Fatal Shooting

Details A 35-year-old woman accused of shooting at another woman over the victim’s boyfriend will serve one year on home detention in accordance with a plea agreement. On Jan. 5, Karen... Read More

Mulberry Street Murderer Gets Life Plus 30 Years for 2022 Shooting

Details Convicted Mulberry Street murder defendant Darryon Cephas was sentenced to life plus 30 years on Jan. 5 for the killing of 33-year-old Curtis Jones in 2022. The 24-year-old Baltimore resident... Read More

Defendant Charged in 2021 Homicide on Laurens Street

Details On Jan.8, 46-year-old Michael Harvey appeared in court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. for opening statements in a murder case. Harvey, represented by Jason Ott,... Read More

Murder, Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal Mid-Trial

Details A murder defendant pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the middle of his bench trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on Jan. 5. Andre Bailey was... Read More

Police Make Arrest in New Year’s Day Attempted Murder

Details On Jan. 1, at approximately 1:22 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling near the 400 Block of East Baltimore Street when they heard the discharging of a firearm coming... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details A 46-year-old attempted murder defendant did not take a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton in reception court on Jan. 4. James Joyner is charged... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Poplar Grove Street Attempted Murder

Details On Jan. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled a six-day trial for a 24-year-old attempted murder defendant. Cornelius Williams is charged with two counts of attempted... Read More

March Motions Hearing to Determine Length of Brooklyn Homes Shooting Trial

Details On Jan. 5, two 18-year-old defendants charged in the July 2023 mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule a motions... Read More

Father of Defendant’s Girlfriend’s Children Provoked Shooting in New Year’s Day Homicide, Defense Argues

Details The home of Andre Bailey was still decorated for the holidays when gunfire erupted on North Glover Street on Jan. 1, 2023. According to defense attorney Roland Harris, wrapping paper... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing to Understand Delay in Defendant’s Transfer to Psych Unit

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin and the attorney for a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant were at a loss as they discussed why he has... Read More

Man Gets April Trial Date for Shooting Girlfriend Last Year

Details A 43-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument was scheduled for trial this April as the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office reassigns the case to another prosecutor.... Read More

Woman Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges, But Found Guilty of Weapons Charges in Shooting of 78-Year-Old Man

Details A 28-year-old woman was found not guilty of attempted murder and manslaughter charges on Dec. 15 after she said she shot the 78-year-old victim in self-defense when he attempted to... Read More

Acquitted: Jury Acquits Man of Shooting at Two Teens, Injuring One

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. Attempted homicide defendant Davon Jenkins also known as Davon Harold Austin was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 15 after... Read More

Braddish Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Receives March Trial Date

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial for a 32-year-old defendant. Obadiah Malone is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Awaits Evaluation Results, Trial Date

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant. Antionne Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Attempted Murder Convict Sentenced to Life in Prison For Shooting Wife in Southwest Baltimore in 2021

Details Convicted attempted homicide defendant Roderick Johnson was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 21 for shooting his wife in the streets of Baltimore’s Edgewood neighborhood in 2021. A jury... Read More

Defense Counsel For North Ellwood Avenue Shooter Pursues Plea

Details As negotiations of a possible plea offer remain underway, defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Kenneth Oakley was granted a two-week continuance on Jan. 2 to assess a not criminally... Read More

Counsel Agree on 2024 Date for Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a spring 2024 trial for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zion Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Still Undecided on Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant in the absence of a decision on a plea offer... Read More

Retrial Delayed for Suspect in Homicide Case Involving Two Brothers

Details On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a hearing for 28-year-old homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy. Murphy is being retried for first- and second-degree murder, attempted... Read More