Court Archives - Page 11 of 220

By Allyson Rogers - June 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn approved defense counsel’s request to postpone the murder trial of Montay Brown on June 3. The stated reason was that the defense... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Trial For Detective’s Paternity Leave

Details Following a request from the prosecution, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of Jerome Davis on June 2. Davis, 35, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Judge Postpones Drive-By Shooter’s Sentencing For In Person Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole Barmore postponed Garry Morris’ disposition hearing on June 3 after Morris and his defense attorney, Mary Lloyd Patton, requested an in-person hearing. Morris, 25,... Read More

S. Calhoun Street Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details Lamont Bethea Johnson, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on June 3. Johnson was initially charged... Read More

Judge Weighs Postponement For Defendant’s Mental Health Concerns

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory heard a request to postpone the trial of Deonte Anthony Simms on June 2. Simms, 32, is charged with illegal possession of... Read More

As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More

Photographic Identification Debated in Juvenile Murder Trial

Details The defense challenged the reliability of a photo ID, while the prosecution countered with the witness’s prior connection to Canada and supporting bodycam footage. Read More

Despite Objections, Judge Admits Video Evidence In Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial got off to a contentious start before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 2, with defense attorney Robert Linthicum and the... Read More

Trial Postponed For Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 2 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first- and second-degree murder... Read More

Officers Separate Victim’s and Defendant’s Families as 2020 Murder Case Closes

Details During day two of his jury trial on May 30, defendant Eric Morris unexpectedly accepted a plea offer of life in prison, suspending all but 25 years, for the charge... Read More

Prosecutors Revise Plea, New Evidence in Attempted Murder Case

By Nicholas Carter - June 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Prosecutors suddenly pulled a previous plea deal and brought in new evidence, including ballistics and a photo ID, in Walter Stanfield’s attempted murder case, leading to a temporary remand as both sides work toward a possible resolution. Read More

Defense Claims Charges Unwarranted in MTA Officer Non-Fatal Shooting

By Cecilia Wetzel [former] - June 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details Counsel presented closing arguments for and against Keshawn Luckey, 25, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on May 28. Defense attorney David Greenbaum recapitulated his belief that... Read More

Closings Paint Different Pictures in Murder Trial

Details The jury heard contradictory closing statements May 30 in the murder trial of Cahari Ferguson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Ferguson, 22, is charged with two... Read More

Two-Year-Old Murder Case May Resolve With an Insanity Plea

Details Defendant Jayquan Bridgeman and his defense counsel are considering filing a plea of not criminally responsible (NCR) for the murder of 43-year-old Michael Washington more than two years ago. Legally,... Read More

Back-to-Back Jury Trials Set For Homicide, Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged in two separate shootings, including the murder of 59-year-old Reginald Harrod, is expected to have back-to-back jury trials later this year. Reginald Raysor, 33, will head... Read More

Murder Victim’s Mother Sees Herself in Son’s Tattoo

Details The murder trial of 39-year-old Eric Morris continued Thursday with the tearful testimony of victim Wayne Archer’s mother. She carried a box of tissues and wore all black as she... Read More

Jury Finds Metro Shooting Suspect Guilty of Attempted Murder

Details A jury found 25-year-old Keshawn Luckey guilty on May 28 of attempted second-degree murder, firearm use and possession as a prohibited person, and related firearm charges for attempting to shoot... Read More

Murder Trial Begins for Suspected Shooter

Details As Eric Morris’ murder trial opened on May 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber II, defense attorney James A. Johnston chose to reserve his opening statement for... Read More

‘He Wanted to Kill Him, I Guess,’ Says Co-Defendent of Victim’s Fatal Stabbing

By Allyson Rogers - May 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Expert witnesses continued their testimony in 22-year-old Cahari Ferguson’s murder trial on May 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. In addition, Ferguson’s co-defendant testified about Ferguson’s... Read More

Medical Examiner Describes Brutal Stabbing in a Homicide Trial

Details A witness from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner described the gruesome nature of a stabbing homicide on the second day of 22-year-old Cahari Ferguson’s murder trial, May 28.... Read More

Multiple Officers Point to Suspect in Metro Officer Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller heard testimony about the shooting of a transit officer on May 28. Multiple officers were called to testify against Keshawn Luckey, 25,... Read More

Suspect Accused of Murdering Emaciated Daughter

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones postponed the homicide trial of Gerald Byrd, 35, after parties requested more time to obtain his daughter’s autopsy report on May 28.... Read More

Second Victim Named in Pennsylvania Avenue Fatal Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting incident that occurred in the Western District. Kirsten Washington, 31, was killed on May 26, in the 1700... Read More

Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Girlfriend Takes Plea

By Sage Cho - May 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend while armed accepted an amended plea deal on May 27 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The prosecution offered Stephen Walker, 38,... Read More