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Judge Continues Convicted Spaulding Avenue Shooter’s Hearing, Allows Prosecutor Time to Contact Victim

Details On March 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones continued a 32-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant’s motion to modify his sentence hearing due to not being comfortable with... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Girlfriend, Causing Unborn Child’s Death Begins Jury Selection

Details Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Has Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in Another Case

Details Attempted murder charges against Terrance Belton were dismissed on March 10 for an incident in December 2018. During reception court, the prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Trial Date, Despite Reduced Plea Offer

Details After several postponements, counsel agreed on a June trial date for 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb for a homicide in July 2017. Lipscomb is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to first-degree murder,... Read More

Drunken Shooter Rejects Five-Year Plea, Will Proceed to Trial

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant rejected five years without parole on March 9 and will proceed with a jury trial in mid-May. After being released on home detention in December 2022,... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Denies Bail for Baltimore Man on Home Invasion Charges After He Was Acquitted of Murder

Details On March 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby denied bail for a Baltimore man facing home invasion charges after being acquitted of the case’s homicide charges in 2022. Jaesiah... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial in Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club Shooting

Details An attempted murder defendant’s confession to Baltimore Police was behind both sides of the argument between the prosecution and defense counsel on March 9 as the trial of Nyeki Glover... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to 62-Year-Old Defendant in Light Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A man facing assault charges had his trial date scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 7. On Tuesday, defendant Bobby Trujillo rejected a plea... Read More

City Camera Footage Places Homicide Defendant at Crime Scene on West Lexington Street

Details Keonteze Montgomery did run away from a courtyard along W. Lexington Street on July 18, 2021, when gunshots rang out that morning. But, “that doesn’t make him a murderer,” defense attorney... Read More

Mental Health Evaluation Extension Reschedules 1973 Murder Case for May

Details The case of homicide defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr. was extended, once more, for a mental health evaluation for the 49-year-old murder of Harry McGee and Nathaniel Sheppard. Bass, who... Read More

Accused Strip Club Shooter Faces New Jury after Mistrial Last Year

Details Ten months after his mistrial, 29-year-old Jaquan Terrell Burks sat before a new set of jurors on March 9 to face charges in the murder of Emmanuel Cruz in 2018.... Read More

Man’s Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed after Refusing to Testify Against Victim in Cross-Complaint

Details Attempted murder charges against 21-year-old Rayvon Timmons were dropped on March 9 when the defendant and the victim refused to testify against one another in their respective cases. Stemming from... Read More

Homicide Defendant in 2020 Shooting Case Takes Plea After Jury Selection

Details A 29-year-old homicide defendant opted to take a plea agreement on March 8 after counsel completed jury selection. The case of Bernard Davenport appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Defendant Planned to Rob Drug Dealer on Flowerton Road, Prosecutor Says at Start of 2021 Murder Trial

Details It was a set-up disguised as a drug deal. A Baltimore City prosecutor cracked open the case of 22-year-old Raekwon Griffin before a 12-person jury on March 8, preparing jurors... Read More

2022 Diener Place Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On March 7, a defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecutor for attempted murder charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Antoine Royster and his defense counsel Linda Zeit rejected... Read More

Judge Hands Down Two Life Sentences For Defendant Charged With Double Homicide in 2020

Details Jurors were excused from the trial of homicide defendant Quanta Worrell on March 7 after the defendant opted for a plea of 80 years for two murders in the Central Park Heights... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murdering His Cousin in 2022 Fatal Shooting

Details On March 7, a Baltimore man facing murder charges pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton. “My life has... Read More

Defendant Receives Retrial Date For Home Invasion Charges in Curtis Avenue Shooting

Details On March 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set the retrial date for a 21-year-old home invasion suspect. Defense attorney Stephanie L. Salter informed the court on Tuesday that she... Read More

Charges Dropped Against Defendant Accused in E. Lafayette Street Murder Case

Details A trial for a Baltimore man charged with murder was postponed on March 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey. Defendant Ernest Smith, represented by Creston Smith, is charged with... Read More

Prosecutor Enters Nolle Pros in 2022 Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting Case

Details During reception court on March 7, the prosecution elected to nolle pros a case against a Baltimore man facing multiple weapon charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. ... Read More

Defense Counsel of Saratoga Street Homicide Case Stands in Confusion Amid Attorney Mix-Up

Details On March 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a 34-year-old defendant involved in a homicide. Stand-in defense attorney Hunter Pruette stood confused as... Read More

Trial Date Assigned to Defendant in 2022 South Loudon Avenue Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a trial date for a defendant accused of murdering 37-year-old Tyrone Walker during a Jan. 10 reception court proceeding. During Tuesday’s hearing,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial in September for Man Accused in Stabbing Death of His Roommate

Details A murder defendant in a fatal stabbing case was scheduled for trial on March 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecutors offered Jayquan Bridgeman a plea... Read More

Shooter Confessed to Attempted Murder Outside Hustler Club, Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nyeki Glover confessed to an attempted murder on E. Baltimore Street that occurred on the evening of Sept. 17, 2021, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors at the start of the... Read More