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Attempted Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 19 jury trial date for attempted murder defendant Liteeaf Peterson, 25, on April 7. The prosecution was unable to... Read More

Charges Dropped Against Attempted Murder Defendant

By Caroline Sutley [former] - April 8, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details In a surprising turn on April 8, counsel agreed to a nolle prosequi decision not to prosecute, dropping all ten charges against 35-year-old Blake Betters, expunging his criminal record. Betters... Read More

Suspect in 2021 Shooting No Show in Court

Details Laronte Collins, 18, did not appear at his pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 7. There was no immediate explanation for his absence.... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial on Hold Pending Key Witness

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. William approved an privately presented motion filed by the prosecution to summon a crucial witness in 31-year-old Devonte Lassiter’s attempted murder trial on... Read More

June Trial Set for Men Accused in October 2024 Gunfight

Details On April 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June jury trial for Marcus Lilly, 42, who was accused of exchanging gunfire with co-defendant Shyheem Thompson,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth sentenced Darryl Toomer to 15 years in prison and five years of probation for a brutal shooting in a hearing on April... Read More

Trial Continues For Teen’s Fatal Shooting

Details Trial continued for Davon “Dae Dae” Butler, 19, Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, and a third teenage boy before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 3. Butler... Read More

Judge Schedules June Trial For Harford Road Shooting Suspect

Details Daquan McCray, 27, and defense attorney Robert A. Cohen declined the prosecution’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 2. The deal included a... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement, Awaits New DNA Analysis in a Homicide

By Kerryn Ayers [former] - April 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved counsel’s motion for “appropriate relief” on April 1 after defense attorney Daniel Wright requested more time to obtain additional DNA samples... Read More

Juvenile Sentenced to 10 Years in Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting

Details Kamari Morris, 17, entered a guilty plea in a shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Brooke M. Murdock on April 1. The juvenile was tried as an adult. The... Read More

Victim Pleads The Fifth, Shooting Suspect Acquitted

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory acquitted attempted murder defendant Patrice Lankford, 36, of all charges on April 1 after the victim in the case invoked the Fifth... Read More

Man Charged in Elementary School Shooting Faces July Trial

Details Milton Johnson, 21, declined a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. The prosecution offered Johnson ten years, suspending all but seven, for attempted... Read More

Heated Debate in Closings Over Off-Duty Cop’s Killing

Details Closing arguments over who was responsible for a policeman’s killing grew heated in Dion Thompson‘s murder trial on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays “All... Read More

Ballistics Evidence Links 2 Shootings in Murder Trial

Details On March 27, a firearms examiner presented evidence that seemed to link homicide defendant Derrien Gamble to two gun-related incidents from 2023 and 2024. Gamble is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial for Co-Defendant’s Competency Hearing

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a one-day postponement in the jury trial of co-defendants Davon Butler, 19, Charles Bowen, 20, and a third teenager who was 17... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Allows Defense Counsel to Stay on Case

Details A Baltimore man accused of shooting and robbing a man at the No. 1 Chinese Carry Out restaurant in Penn North is set to stand trial for five days, beginning... Read More

Court’s Failure to Respond to NCR Request Postpones Trial Again

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John. A Howard transferred 64-year-old Norman Moore’s attempted murder case to Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a new jury trial date after the court failed... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Granted Time to Reconsider Plea

By Danielle Dixon [former] - March 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Attempted murder defendant Quantae Johnson, 37, rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Set for June Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a two-day jury trial for a 59-year-old Baltimore man resident charged with attempted murder after he rejected a plea offer on... Read More

Judge Admits Video Evidence In Robbery Suspect’s Upcoming Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro approved the prosecution’s request to admit new evidence into the jury trial of robbery suspect Reginald Whitaker on March 25. Whitaker, 29,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a three-day jury trial for attempted murder defendant Reginald Raysor, 32, on March 25. The trial is slated to begin May... Read More

Retrial Begins for 21-Year-Old Accused of Multiple Crimes

Details Jury selection began in the retrial of attempted murder defendant Derrien Gamble March 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow. In another incident Gamble is charged with... Read More

Jury Trial Scheduled for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June 24 jury trial for 57-year-old attempted murder defendant Cephus D. Lawrence on March 24. The trial is set to... Read More

Arrest Made in 2023 Easterwood Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding an attempted murder arrest in the Western District. In reference to a shooting that occurred on Sept. 8, 2023, investigators have... Read More