Attempted Murder Archives - Page 35 of 72

Prosecutor Causes Delay in Retrial for 2016 Murder Defendant

Details A second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of Johniece Shepard had his retrial date postponed on April 3 in a Baltimore City Circuit Court. Laser Womack’s, 26, trial... Read More

Defense Requests Trial Postponement in East 20th Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 29, a Baltimore City judge granted a defense counsel’s request to postpone a hearing due to new evidence. Stand-in defense attorney Taylor Miller and defendant Thomas Brooks appeared... Read More

Judge Postpones E. 20th Street Attempted Murder Defendant’s Jury Trial

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted defense counsel Andrea Jaskulsky’s trial postponement request due to needing more time to review evidence. Jaskulsky informed the court on Wednesday... Read More

Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Brother’s Attempted Murder on Maryland Avenue

Details A 34-year-old transgender man accused of his brother’s attempted murder had his trial postponed to April 3 due to the defense counsel’s illness. Deaira Roary was scheduled to begin his trial... Read More

Northeast District Officers Arrest Attempted Murder Suspect

Details On March 29, at approximately 6:30 a.m., members of the Warrant Task Force arrested 27-year-old Karon Alston in the 3500 block of E. Northern Parkway without incident. Alston was transported... Read More

Defendant Takes 8-Year Plea for Non-Fatal Shooting in 2021

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a 32-year-old man agreed to a plea of eight years of incarceration on March 28, nearly two years after the incident. During reception... Read More

Judge Grants Defense Counsel Trial Postponement in Pennsylvania Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted defense counsel Josh Insley trial postponement request due to counsel recently being assigned the case on March 27. Insley informed the court... Read More

Female Defendant Accepts Alford Plea for Hitting 17-Year-Old with Bullet Intended for Another Woman

Details On March 24, a non-fatal shooting defendant accepted an Alford plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn during reception court. On Friday, the prosecution offered defendant Ashley Walton an aggregated sentence of... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge 15-Year-Old in Dolphin Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 24, 2023, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Baltimore City School Police officers arrested a 15-year-old male on the 1400 block of Orleans Street. Investigators believe that the 15-year-old male... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge Woman in Baker Street Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 22, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Southwest District detectives and officers with the Baltimore police Department (BPD) arrested 32-year-old Brenita Stepter of Baltimore on the 1400 block of Crain... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Charged in Frederick Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 25-year-old defendant charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder rejected a plea offer on March 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Clarence Temple and... Read More

Unavailability of Prosecution’s Witness Delays Attempted Murder Trial

Details The unavailability of a prosecutor’s witness created a three-month postponement for the jury trial of attempted homicide defendant Roderick Johnson on March 20. The 37-year-old defendant was scheduled to begin his trial... Read More

Defense Requests Postponement in Bernard Drive Murder Trial to Negotiate Plea Offer with Prosecution

Details A 29-year-old attempted murder defendant and his stand-in defense attorney appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 21 to request a postponment to his trial.... Read More

Alleged 2022 Sinclair Lane Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details On March 21, a Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 15 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

Woman Found Guilty of Ex’s Attempted Murder in June 2022

Details Homicide defendant Shanikiqua Jones was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on March 20 in connection to a shooting last summer involving her ex-girlfriend and three others. In addition to two counts... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea in 2022 Attempted Murder Case, Judge Schedules Trial

Details The attempted murder defendant in a September 2022 shooting case appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court on March 20 to schedule his trial date. Defendant David Jones and his attorney Dalia Weintraub,... Read More

Woman Accused of Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder Begins Trial

Details “Imagine that a police officer witnesses a shooting—a shot of a rifle into a vehicle—and charges the person who was shot at. Isn’t that weird?” According to defense counsel, this... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Up A Family’s Vehicle Near Mondawmin Mall Gets August Retrial

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man previously convicted of a 2018 attempted murder will have his retrial this August following the court’s violation of the defendant’s right to be present for his... Read More

Man Accused of 2022 Edmondson Avenue Shooting Has Trial Pushed to July

Details The attempted homicide trial of Henry Allen was pushed almost four months on March 15 due to the prosecutor’s unavailability. Allen, 26, was scheduled for a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Woman Charged As Adult Pending Transfer to Juvenile Court

Details A 19-year-old woman who is being charged as an adult for a 2022 attempted murder was scheduled for trial in September as counsel awaits to hear whether the case will... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Fremont Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On March 14, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.Phinn. Kinard Smith, represented by an attorney standing in for Brandon Mead,... Read More

Judge Sentences 2009 Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant for Probation Violation

Details “I take responsibility for my actions,” said a Baltimore man convicted of a 2019 attempted murder during his violation of probation hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby on... Read More

Defendant in W. Fayette Street Shooting Gets July Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a summer trial date on March 13 for a homicide defendant accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Jameo McClean in 2021. Jerome Jermey Johnson,... Read More

Judge Continues Convicted Spaulding Avenue Shooter’s Hearing, Allows Prosecutor Time to Contact Victim

Details On March 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones continued a 32-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant’s motion to modify his sentence hearing due to not being comfortable with... Read More