Attempted Murder Archives - Page 30 of 77

Defense Attorney Decries ‘Weak’ Case Against Shooting Client

Details On Oct. 2, the jury listened to opening statements for 20-year-old defendant Taron Whiting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. According to the Maryland Judiciary site, Whiting... Read More

2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 2, a 31-year-old suspect appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer and schedule a trial date. Leonard Joyner is... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling for Teen Facing Over 30 Charges, Two Murders

Details On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn was unable to schedule a defendant’s trial since the prosecutor’s waiting on the outcome of a hearing for his... Read More

Fake Money Payment in a Drug Deal Ends With a Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a January 2024 trial date for 27-year-old James Sutton on Sept. 29 after the attempted homicide defendant rejected a plea offer of 35... Read More

Unavailable Prosecutor Delays Another Trial

Details On Sept. 29, a 46-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule a new trial date. Keisha Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

‘The Past Is Prologue to the Future,’ Says Judge Before Sentencing Boarman Avenue Shooter

Details Emotions were high during the Sept. 27 sentencing of a defendant found guilty in connection to a non-fatal hooting incident on Boarman Avenue. Jarell Speaks, 21, was charged with attempted... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Mulberry Street Murder Defendant

Details In a Sept. 7 Baltimore City Circuit Court sentencing hearing for a homicide defendant, Judge Charles H. Dorsey III granted the postponement request of defense attorney Maureen Rowland. Darryon Cephas,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial After Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Turns Down Plea

Details In a reception court hearing for non-fatal shooting defendant Stanley Parsons, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled his trial after he rejected the prosecution’s plea offer. Parsons... Read More

BPD Announces Reward and Case Links to Suspect Jason Billingsley

Details Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 27, 2023) – The Baltimore Police Department’s Warrant Apprehension Task Force (WATF), alongside the U.S. Marshals continue to actively search for first-degree murder suspect Jason Dean Billingsley. Through... Read More

Suspect Pleads Guilty to Drug-Related Murder

Details On Sept. 25, a second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of 21-year-old Johniece Sheppard accepted a plea offer. Laser Womack, 36, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Both Cases Against Defendant

Details Terrell Parker, an attempted murder defendant, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Sept. 26 to schedule his trial date. Parker, 27, is charged with attempted... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details Dashawn Brown and his defense attorney, Arthur McGreevy, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Sept. 26 to schedule a trial date. Brown,... Read More

Prosecutor Drops Charges in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details John Ray was scheduled to appear in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Sept. 13 for trial, but the prosecution dropped all the charges against... Read More

April Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Sept. 20, Devonta Hunter-Bergess and his defense attorney, Issac Klein, rejected a plea offer during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Hunter-Bergess,... Read More

Task Force Arrests N. Eutaw Street Shooting Suspect

Details On Sept. 22, members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force and Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 32-year-old Sterling Coleman of Baltimore on the 3000 block of E. Madison... Read More

Sick Prosecutor Delays Shooting Trial

Details On Sept. 25, defendant Tyrelle Fields and hisattorney, Augustine Okeke, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to set a trial date. Fields, 39, is charged with... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Co-Defendants in East Pratt Street Shooting

Details An attempted murder case against two Baltimore men was dismissed by prosecutors, on Sept. 25 in connection to an assault and shooting on East Pratt Street last October. Jossue Enrique... Read More

Police Seek Identities of S. Bentalou Street Suspects

Details In reference to a shooting that occurred on Sept. 8 on the 500 block of S. Bentalou Street. Southwest District investigators need your help in identifying the individuals seen in... Read More

After Witness Fails to Appear, Prosecutor Dismisses Attempted Murder Charges

Details The prosecutor of an attempted murder case dropped all charges against a 45-year-old defendant after the victim did not show at trial. Eric Davis is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

‘This Case Is About Anger and Disrespect,’ Says Prosecution During Opening Statements in Trial

Details During opening statements on Sept. 20, counsel addressed anger and disrespect as key factors concerning the case where a defendant was charged with attempted murder back in June 2022. Reginald... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details A West Baltimore attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 14. Shelmon, 20, was charged with attempted... Read More

Defendant Escalated South Bond Street Fight Turned Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details “I’m a man, so I stepped up.” A Baltimore City prosecutor argued it was this sentiment that led attempted homicide defendant Reginald Allen to shoot and nearly kill another man... Read More

Police Arrest Jamestowne Court Shooting Suspect

Details On Sept. 19, at approximately 9:29 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were dispatched to investigate a call for a reported shooting on the 5300 block of Jamestowne Court. Officers responded... Read More

First Reception Court Hearing Scheduled for Defendant Charged in E. Preston Street Shooting

Details On Sept. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the first reception court hearing in a case with a defendant charged in connection to a non-fatal shooting... Read More