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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

Woman Accused of Partner’s 4-Year-Old Son’s Death to Plead Guilty in December

Details A 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to... Read More

Victim’s Death Was ‘A Drug Deal Gone Bad, a Robbery Turned Fatal,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nearly four years after 26-year-old Jaquan Johnson was gunned down in the streets, his alleged killer, Aaron Michael Clubb, sat before a 12-person jury on May 9 as his defense counsel... Read More

Safe Streets Employee Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in 2020 Set for Sentencing in September

Details Manslaughter defendant Gardnel Carter is expected to be sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court this September upon agreeing to plead guilty to the death of Charles Buster Banks in 2020. The terms of the plea... Read More

Sibling Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Shooting Brother in 2020

Details On May 8, a homicide defendant accepted a guilty plea for murdering 24-year-old Jerron Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill. Defendant Jalonte Davis accepted a plea of life, suspending all... 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

Judge Postpones Convicted Murder Defendant’s Hearing in 2021 Shooting Homicide Case

Details On May 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald Silkworth administratively postponed a convicted murder defendant’s hearing because they were not transported to court. Defense attorney David Walsh-Little reported that... Read More

Witness Identifies Defendant in Westwood Avenue Fatal Stabbing

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor’s witness identified 35-year-old Darius Williams as the suspect who fatally stabbed Eric Jones on June 25, 2020. During her closing argument on May 4, the prosecutor... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in 2022 South Broadway Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On May 4, during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn, a defendant accepted a plea deal in order to have the new charges he... Read More

Overbooked Prosecutor Causes Hearing Continuation for Homicide Defendant after Two Previous Postponements

Details On May 4, after two previous postponements, a hearing for a 52-year-old defendant charged with a double murder in 2021 was postponed a third time due to a lack of communication... Read More

Attorney Says No Evidence Links Defendant to the Murder of His Girlfriend

Details “Love and violence cannot walk hand in hand.” The prosecution addressed a jury on the first day of trial for a man accused of murdering 30-year-old Breonna Rogers before Baltimore... Read More

Convicted 24-Year-Old Murder Defendant Who Cut Victim 76 Times Asks for Reduced Sentence

Details On May 3, defense attorney Warren Brown explained to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong that a “NCR would be the best of both worlds” because his client had... 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

Defendant in 2020 Gorsuch Avenue Murder Case Found Criminally Responsible and Competent to Stand Trial

Details A homicide defendant was found competent and criminally responsible to stand trial for the murder of 28-year-old Mason Moldoven before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin on May 3. During Wednesday’s... Read More

Shooter of MTA Mobility Bus Driver Takes 60-Year Plea for 2021 Murder

Details A 35-year-old man accused of fatally shooting MTA Mobility bus driver Frankye Duckett in 2021 will serve a 60-year sentence after accepting a plea offer from the prosecution on May... 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

Opening Statements Delivered in Trial for Man Accused of Committing 2020 Stabbing Two Days Before His Birthday

Details On May 2, a Baltimore man acquitted of murdering a 2-year-old in a 2022 trial appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays for the first day of trial in... Read More

Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in 2020 Erdman Avenue Drive-By Shooting Homicide

Details “I just wanna take the deal,” said defendant Kevin Hall during a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer on May 1. During Monday’s hearing, Hall, 34, accepted an aggregated sentence of... Read More

Trial Postponed for Murder Defendant Due to Pending Expert Autopsy Review

Details On May 1, a Baltimore man accused of murdering 36-year-old Roy Henry Cantler had his reception court hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Monday’s hearing, defense... Read More

Judge Reduces Plea for Defendant in Miles Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Dispute

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton accepted a counsel’s request to reduce a non-fatal shooting defendant’s plea on May 1. Defense counsel Joseph Owens, who represents defendant Gloreca Bailey, asked Judge... Read More

Prosecutor Calls Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant a Danger to the Community During Bail Hearing

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge released a defendant to home detention in a bail hearing on April 28 despite the prosecutor’s ill sentiments. The prosecutor told Judge M. Brooke... Read More

Man Accused of Murdering His 75-Year-Old Mother Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details A Baltimore man accused of his 75-year-old mother’s murder last December was found incompetent to stand trial, according to a report from a psychiatric hospital in Howard County. During mental... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Continues to Do ‘Everything Right’ During Treatment, Judge Says

Details Ten years after his manslaughter conviction, Genesis Collins Jr. was commended for continuing his treatment program during a mental health court hearing on April 27. Collins’ defense attorney, Sharon Bogins... Read More