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Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed Against Accused Marathon Gas Station Shooter

Details Attempted murder charges against a 24-year-old man were dismissed on May 22 in connection to a double shooting at a Marathon gas station last year. A Baltimore City prosecutor requested... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea for Assault in 2022 Shooting Case

Details On May 19, an attempted murder defendant accepted a guilty plea for a non-fatal shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Ausby. The prosecution offered defendant Khaiyon Moffatt a plea of 25... Read More

Judge Schedules North Paca Street Non-Fatal Shooting Trial for September Despite Victim’s Claim of Receiving Threats

Details On May 18, the trial for a defendant and a codefendant charged with attempted murder in 2021 was postponed to September due to a miscommunication between parties. Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Defendant, Victim Fought Over Gun after Shooting at Charles Center Metro Station, Prosecutor Says

Details At the opposite end of defendant Draquan Smith’s gun, the victim fought for his life as the two wrestled over the weapon moments after the gun was fired, a Baltimore... Read More

Officers Arrest Two Suspects and Charge in Connection to Shooting of 16-Year-Old

Details On May 10, at approximately 12:13 p.m., officers arrested 34-year-old Anthony Mason Jr. of Baltimore in the 400 block of Font Hill Avenue. According to a press release from the... Read More

Judge Schedules August Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On May 17, a Baltimore resident charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer of life in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Ira Linton is charged... Read More

Man Accused of North Eutaw Street Shooting Accepts 35-Year Plea after Jury Selection

Details Attempted homicide defendant James Wilkes accepted a plea of 35 years incarceration on May 16 for shooting a man outside the victim’s home on North Eutaw Street last summer. The... Read More

Double-Booked Prosecutor Reschedules Non-Fatal Shooting Trial

Details On May 16, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland, a stand-in prosecutor informed the court that the assigned prosecutor requested a trial postponement. Counsel requested a postponement due... Read More

Prosecution Claims ‘Mountain of Evidence’ Proves Defendant Guilty of 2021 Triple Shooting

Details A 43-year-old Baltimore man has been convicted of a 2021 triple shooting on N. Lakewood Avenue that killed Alissa Traylor and injured two brothers in the middle of the night.... Read More

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