Court Archives - Baltimore Witness

July Trial Set For Suspected Central Avenue Murderer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a five-day jury trial for Dale Haddix, 23, during reception court on May 2. Haddix is set to reappear in court... Read More

Convicted Murderer Will Be Sentenced in July

Details A day after being found guilty of first-degree murder and six other charges on May 1, Deonte Price, 18, received a sentencing date of July 11 before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Montford Avenue Homicide Trial Postponed

Details On May 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed murder defendant Dakwane Cole’s homicide case to give counsel time to receive and examine evidence. Cole, 30, is... Read More

West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder

Details Jonathan Lopez, 21, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder and firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on May 2. Lopez was initially also charged with... Read More

Suspect Accused of Shooting Linked to Birthday Party, Rejects Plea

By Tiffany Sartor - May 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland trial date for Takeya Miller, 49. She is accused in a shopping center shooting that started as a birthday party argument. Miller is... Read More

Defendant Gets Probation After Credit for Time Served

By Ben Dutcher , Noor Ogaili - May 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant has been ordered to serve 18 months of supervised probation following completion of an alcohol treatment program. On Feb. 14, Reginald Allen, 46, pleaded guilty to shooting a... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation After Defendant Attempts Suicide Again

Details Following a second suicide attempt while incarcerated, attempted murder defendant Armonie Casimir, 23, is expected to return to court May 14 for a mental competency evaluation date before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Denies Bail, Home Detention in Gun Case

By Laura Flores - May 1, 2025
Court | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II ruled April 29 that Stephen Walker, 38, be held without bai–that despite defense arguments concerning “significant changes in circumstances” after the... Read More

Defendant Sentenced For Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

Details “I never intended to hurt anyone, and I’m sorry,” said defendant Christopher Holland at his sentencing hearing. He apologized before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey for shooting and... Read More

Greenmount Avenue Shooting Co-Defendants Take Pleas

Details Co-defendants Walter Bush, 29, and Quincee Moon, 19, waived their rights to a trial on April 30 in exchange for guilty pleas. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant... Read More

September Trial Set for Man Accused in Armed Robbery

By Sage Cho , Danielle Dixon - April 30, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Dionte Cain, 31, received a Sept. 26 trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 30. Cain’s trial is set to last four days to... Read More

All Charges Dropped Against Suspected Shooter

By Lateia Green - April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Insufficient witness testimony led parties to agree to drop all charges against attempted murder defendant Devin Shadle, 21, on April 28 in a June 24, 2024 non-fatal shooting incident. Shadle... Read More

Man Charged in Downtown Shooting Faces August Trial

By Sage Cho - April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Malik Joseph, 28, received an Aug. 1 jury trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 29. Joseph is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Judge Won’t Suppress Cell phone Data For Co-Defs in Gang-Linked Murder

Details On April 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones rejected an earlier defense counsel’s motion to suppress the search and seizure warrant for cell phone data and records... Read More

Defense Claims Seizure of Cell Phone Data Unconstitutional in a Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied defense counsel’s motion to suppress cell phone evidence on April 28 in the trial of Gregory Whitfield, 19. Whitfield is charged... Read More

Trial Postponed for Halloween Masked Shooting Suspect

By Ben Dutcher - April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details Trial was postponed April 29 for a defendant accused of shooting his victim while wearing a Halloween mask. Travis Maynor, 45, is on trial for an incident that occurred Aug.... Read More

New Trial Date Scheduled After Defendant Discharges Lawyer

By Caroline Sutley , Danielle Dixon - April 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The final postponement hearing for Gerald McEachern, 23, was held in reception court on April 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. After a request for a... Read More

1 of 4 McElderry Park Shooting Suspects Faces June Trial

By Sage Cho - April 29, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Elijah Stanley, 21, received a June trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 28. Stanley is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and... Read More

Defendant in Canton Murder Attempt Rejects Plea, Faces July Trial

Details Attempted murder defendant Charles Baisey, 19, received a July trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after he rejected a plea offer on April 28. Baisley,... Read More

Defense Complains of Short Notice For Ballistics in Shooting Case

Details On April 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard rejected defense attorney Natalie Finegar’s motion to strike bullet-related evidence from the trial of Dionte Cain, 31. Cain is... Read More

Last Minute Alibi Postpones Murder Trial

Details A technical violation prompted Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to deny Gerald McEachern’s request for a trial postponement on April 28–that after an alibi witness came forward... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Again

Details Jytarous Evans’ attempted murder trial was postponed on April 28, due to questions about DNA evidence. Evans, 34, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, multiple firearm... Read More

Shopping Center Murder Trial Rescheduled for Fall

Details Co-defendants, Daaon Spears, 19, and Bryan Johnson, 18, received a Sept. 30 trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 28 due to the prosecution’s... Read More

Increased Security at City Courthouses? Unanswered Questions

By Sage Cho - April 25, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details What appeared to be enhanced security was observed outside Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses the week of April 20, including unmarked police vehicles and officers stationed along the perimeters of the... Read More