Attempted Murder Archives - Page 39 of 77

Hearing Continues for Two Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details According to the Maryland Judiciary website, two attempted murder co-defendants had their hearing scheduled for a jury trial to begin on May 15. However, due to the prosecutor being unavailable.... Read More

Defendant Was Misidentified in 2022 Attempted Murder at Charles Center Metro Station, Defense Argues

Details In defense of Draquan Smith, attorney Latoya Francis-Williams proclaimed to a jury on May 16 that no one involved in the attempted murder at Charles Center Metro Station in June... Read More

N. Kenwood Avenue Attempted Murder Trial Delayed for Defense to Review Late Discovery

Details The trial of attempted homicide defendant Isiah Jewel was postponed on May 11 after defense counsel argued he received late discovery from the prosecution. Jewel is currently facing first and second-degree attempted... Read More

Woman Charged with Bryant Avenue Shooting Takes Revised Plea Offer

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore woman accused of an attempted murder last May accepted a reduced plea on May 9 for a sentence of 18 years. In addition to attempted murder, defendant... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea for Shooting Outside Wow Tobacco and Grocery

Details Two Baltimore men pleaded down from attempted murder to assault and weapon charges on May 10 in connection to a carjacking investigation in June 2022. Damyus Morris, 21, and Trevon... Read More

N. Eutaw Street Attempted Murder Victim Initiated Confrontation, According to Court Documents

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man agreed to 10 years incarceration on May 9 in connection to an attempted murder in West Baltimore last year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Dorsey... Read More

Co-Defendants Begin Trial for South Mason Court Homicide

Details On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a... Read More

Prosecutor Accuses Defendant of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old in Opening Statements

Details On May 9, a Baltimore murder defendant who allegedly shot his housemates and killed a 17-year-old girl was retried. Defendant Lenny Epps appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for the... Read More

Frankfort Shopping Center Attempted Murder Defendant Says He ‘Regrets’ Shooting Incident

Details On May 8, an attempted murder defendant claimed that he acted out of self-defense but, nonetheless, “regrets” the shooting at the Frankfort Shopping Center. Defense attorney Andre Mahasa told the... Read More

Defendant’s Case in 2022 Elderon Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting to Appear in Mental Health Court

Details On May 8, an attempted murder defendant appeared on the reception court docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court in error, according to his defense attorney. Attorney James Sweeting III told Baltimore City... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in Normal Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation

Details In reference to a shooting that occurred on April 21, in the Eastern District, detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have arrested 26-year-old Terrell Michael Parker of Baltimore. Investigators... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant in 2022 Shooting Case Found Competent and Criminally Responsible to Stand Trial

Details On May 3, a defendant accused of attempted murder was found competent and criminally responsible to stand trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin. In Feb., Judge Rasin signed... Read More

Bullet Holes Found Outside Victim’s Home ‘Not Fresh’ or Consistent with Defendant’s Alleged Firearm, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge released a 37-year-old Baltimore man on home detention on May 2 after a prosecutor revealed that the bullet holes found on the outside of... Read More

Southern District Officers Arrest Juvenile And Charge with Attempted Murder of 16-Year-Old

Details On April 19, at approximately 8:28 p.m., a 16 year-old male was shot in the head on the 2600 block of Carver Road. The victim was transported to an area... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Outside Goodfellas Lounge Set for September Trial

Details A 39-year-old man will proceed to trial this September after rejecting a 15-year prison sentence for attempting to fatally shoot another man outside Goodfellas Lounge last year. During reception court... Read More

Defense Counsel’s Illness Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Shooting at Neighbor Over Parking Cone

Details An attempted homicide defendant accused of shooting at his neighbor over a parking cone had his jury trial postponed approximately four months after his defense counsel was reported ill on... Read More

Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in East Madison Street Shooting After Prosecutor Unable to Find Victim

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted the prosecution’s request to dismiss the attempted murder case against 19-year-old Michael Reed after several unsuccessful attempts to find the victim. On April... Read More

Hospital Requests More Time to Evaluate Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Due to Lengthy Record

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant’s mental health court hearing was postponed on April 19 due to an inadequate amount of time for the hospital to evaluate the “1,000 pages” of records... Read More

Boyfriend Takes Plea for Fatally Shooting Girlfriend and Burning Her Body

Details A 53-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend on April 18 after shooting her in the head and burning her body inside her apartment on Abbott... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Man Accused of Kidnapping, Shooting Squeegee Boys after Prosecution Unable to Find Witness

Details A 26-year-old man accused of kidnapping three squeegee boys, and shooting two of them, had his case dismissed on April 18 when a Baltimore City prosecutor said she was unable... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Shooting Case Involving Drug Organization Transferred to Federal Court

Details A two-co-defendant case involving a drug organization-related shooting is being transferred to federal court following its dismissal in Baltimore City Circuit Court on April 18. Defense attorneys Maureen O’Leary and... Read More

Tardy Defendant in South Bradway Non-Fatal Shooting Case Delays Scheduling of Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered a continuance for a reception court hearing after the defendant arrived late on April 17. By the time defendant Levar Brown arrived... Read More

Defense Attorney Files for Competency Evaluation for Client Accused of Shooting at Neighbor

Details The attorney for a man diagnosed with autism charged in a 2022 attempted murder asked the court to order a competency evaluation for his client on April 17. Defense attorney... Read More

Ann Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On April 17, a defendant charged with attempted murder rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, who scheduled the new trial for Aug. 28. Represented by... Read More