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Woman Charged with 4-Year-Old Boy’s Murder Set for May Trial

Details An eight-day jury trial was scheduled for a Baltimore woman on March 31 in connection to the murder of her partner’s 4-year-old child in 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, was initially... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Woman at Close Range on Stafford Street in 2019

Details Homicide defendant Calvin McCrea tried to cover his tracks by calling the cell phone of 33-year-old Antone Suggs ten times after he had already shot her to death, according to... Read More

Murder Defendant Believes He Is Charged with ‘Self Defense,’ Judge Orders Competency Review

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin inquired a murder defendant about his charges during a mental health court hearing and he replied “self defense.” Defendant... Read More

Defendant in Fatal 6th Street Shooting Case Sentenced for Homicide

Details “I often think about how my cousin was beaten and killed,” said the cousin of homicide victim Dwayne Maxwell while the defendant charged in his death pleaded guilty on March... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Wife’s Ex Found Guilty of Murder

Details An argument over a child’s dirty diaper turned deadly between a father and step-father along W. Caton Avenue in June 2022. Less than a year later, homicide defendant Theodore Johnson’s... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Seven Years for 2021 Fatal Stabbing on York Road

Details It was Robert Edwards’ reaction to the placement of a Boombox that led to the death of 59-year-old John Gillian on a September afternoon in 2021. The 40-year-old defendant “exploded, got... Read More

Defense Requests Trial Postponement in East 20th Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 29, a Baltimore City judge granted a defense counsel’s request to postpone a hearing due to new evidence. Stand-in defense attorney Taylor Miller and defendant Thomas Brooks appeared... Read More

Judge Postpones E. 20th Street Attempted Murder Defendant’s Jury Trial

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted defense counsel Andrea Jaskulsky’s trial postponement request due to needing more time to review evidence. Jaskulsky informed the court on Wednesday... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests More Time to Prepare in Case Against Mother Accused of Murdering Her Infant Son

Details On March 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a Baltimore resident charged with murdering her son in 2020. Defense counsel Janine Meckler, representing Shakira Shaw, requested... Read More

Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Brother’s Attempted Murder on Maryland Avenue

Details A 34-year-old transgender man accused of his brother’s attempted murder had his trial postponed to April 3 due to the defense counsel’s illness. Deaira Roary was scheduled to begin his trial... Read More

Homicide Defendant Was Working at Time of Shooting on North Fulton Avenue, Defense Argues

Details An argument between Robert Davis and Sean Melton Jr. on June 24, 2019, turned fatal on Ruskin Avenue. Both men went their separate ways, but Davis was found fatally shot on the... Read More

Co-Defendant in 2021 Armed Robbery Case Gets September Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a September trial date for 28-year-old Rico Blick, who is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint alongside his co-defendant in December 2021.... Read More

Autistic 15-Year-Old Boy Died from Brain Damage, Prosecutor Reveals During Defendant’s Trial

Details Sitting in the courtroom wearing a black floral top and red sweatpants, 33-year-old Stefanie Colon looked up at the ceiling as a Baltimore City prosecutor described the defendant’s role in... Read More

Defendant Takes 8-Year Plea for Non-Fatal Shooting in 2021

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a 32-year-old man agreed to a plea of eight years of incarceration on March 28, nearly two years after the incident. During reception... Read More

Defendant Set for September Trial in Twice-Remanded 2012 Murder Case

Details An accused drug dealer charged with the murder of Warren Boone more than a decade ago will proceed with a retrial this September following multiple appeals since 2017. Ronald Cornish,... Read More

Defense Seeks Not Criminally Responsible Plea after Defendant Deemed Competent to Stand Trial in 2021 Child Abuse Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge E. Rasin signed a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea upon the request of defense counsel after their client was found competent to stand trial for the murder... Read More

Hearing Pushed For Woman Accused in 4-Year-Old Boy’s Death

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court proceeding in the case of a woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death was rescheduled for reception court later this week. Shateka Lawson, 43, was... Read More

Man Accused of Woman’s Murder ‘Needed Control’ Over Victim, Prosecutor Says

Details At that start of the jury trial for homicide defendant Calvin McCrea, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors that this case will be about control. “It’s human nature to want... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Roommate in 2020 Homicide Case

Details On March 28, a 43-year-old man pled guilty to the murder of Dwayne Maxwell during his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. According to the assistant state’s... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date to Defendant in 2022 Wilkens Avenue Murder Case

Details On March 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial for a defendant charged with committing a murder in 2022. During the hearing on Monday, defendant Travis... Read More

Judge Grants Defense Counsel Trial Postponement in Pennsylvania Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted defense counsel Josh Insley trial postponement request due to counsel recently being assigned the case on March 27. Insley informed the court... Read More

Argument Over Child’s Dirty Diaper Turns Deadly in West Caton Avenue Shooting

Details At the start of his client’s trial on March 27, defense attorney Chris Purpura proclaimed to the jury that the prosecution would not have enough evidence to convict 41-year-old Theodore... Read More

Female Defendant Accepts Alford Plea for Hitting 17-Year-Old with Bullet Intended for Another Woman

Details On March 24, a non-fatal shooting defendant accepted an Alford plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn during reception court. On Friday, the prosecution offered defendant Ashley Walton an aggregated sentence of... Read More

Victim Was High, Charged at Defendant Before He Was Fatally Shot, Defense Says

Details On a late October evening in 2021, 33-year-old DuJuan Murray went to Baltimore City’s Hamilton Hills neighborhood to confront a man over the treatment of the former’s son. Less than... Read More