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Mental Observation Postponed Related to COVID

By Jamiya Austin - February 21, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed 63-year-old defendant Reginald Benbow’s mental health observation hearing on Feb. 19, ostensibly for a COVID-related issue. Baltimore Witness contacted the Baltimore... Read More

Judge Says Murder Trial Will Proceed

By Sage Cho - February 21, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rejected the defense’s request to postpone homicide defendant Mark Custis’ trial date to July 14, which corresponds with his Hicks date. The... Read More

Judge Orders Medical Evaluation for Defendant Demonstrating ‘Disconnect’

By Laura Flores - February 20, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Homicide defendant Brandon Adams, 19, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Feb. 19 after his initial competency hearing on Feb. 13 was postponed. Adams is... Read More

Judge Orders Retrial for Homicide Defendant After New Evidence Emerges

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels ordered a retrial for 33-year-old homicide defendant Jermaine Sanders after defense attorney Donald Wright brought forth new evidence during the sentencing hearing.... Read More

Defense Delivers Brief Opening Statement in Double-Homicide Trial

By Sage Cho - February 20, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Counsel delivered opening arguments on the second day of 22-year-old murder defendant Daquan Woodard on Feb. 20, with defense attorney Maureen O’Leary delivering an argument that lasted approximately two minutes. ... Read More

Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Stepdaughter’s Boyfriend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 46-year-old Keith Anderson to life on Feb. 18 in connection to the June 22, 2022 murder of Markeece Jordan, 29. Anderson... Read More

No Angry Words, Only Grief for Pregnant Murder Victim at Sentencing

Details Malik McCormick, 24, was sentenced to life by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Feb. 19 for the murder of his former girlfriend and their unborn child. ... Read More

‘Basically, You Just Poo-Pooed on What I Said,’ Irked Judge Tells Lawyer in Homicide Hearing

Details A jury trial for a murder case turned contentious before it went to postponement court on Feb. 19. Jamal Smith, 33, is on trial in relation to a June 16,... Read More

Trial Postponed in Gwynn Oak Avenue Attempted Murder, Victim Shot 15 Times

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro postponed 32-year-old attempted murder defendant Darius Stepney’s jury trial on Feb. 19. On May 8, 2023, Stepney allegedly drove 30-year-old Lance Hickman... Read More

Defendant Makes Obscene Outburst Before Judge in Double-Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland denied homicide defendant Daquan Woodard’s request for a trial postponement on Feb. 19 after Woodard attempted to discharge his defense attorney. Woodard,... Read More

Murder Defendant Sentenced to 45 Years in Jealousy Related Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 25-year-old homicide defendant Gerson Diaz-Arita to life on Feb. 18. Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More

Mass Shooter Faces Two Life Sentences for Double Homicide

By Sage Cho , Ziqi Zhou - February 18, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A man found guilty of a March 2023 mass shooting that killed two and injured six received two life sentences and 120 years on Feb. 18. Jabre Griffith, 19, was... Read More

Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren Rejects Plea

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 14 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Shooting Suspect with A Prior Conviction Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession

By Tomas Coles - February 14, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Defendant David Colyns, 59, pleaded guilty to firearm possession with a felony conviction before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber II on Feb. 11. Colyns is charged with two... Read More

Ravens’ Stadium Shooter Takes A Plea

By Carmen Gregg - February 14, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Reginald Allen, 46, attempted to break into M&T Bank Stadium on the 1100 block of Russell Street while intoxicated, and allegedly discharged a firearm into a stadium security booth on... Read More

Judge Sets Pre-Trial Date for Stiles Street homicide Defendant

Details Gregory Jones, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for an initial pre-trial hearing on Feb. 14. Jones is charged with first- degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Murder Suspect Said to Wear a Blue Wig Rejects Plea

Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More

Defense Says Suspect is Not the Killer, ‘Behind the Mask’

Details in closing arguments, lawyers debated whether evidence at trial clearly identified Davonte Hamlett, 22, as a homicide suspect. The proceeding was heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of First-Degree Murder, Three Other Charges

By Abraham Leo - February 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details A jury found 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, and having a loaded... Read More

Jury Finds Appleton Street Murder Defendant Guilty of All Charges

Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Defendant Waives Deadline, Agrees to April Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K Copeland granted the prosecution’s request to postpone attempted murder defendant Devin Shadle’s jury trial to April 28 due to a scheduling conflict. Shadle... Read More

Initial Appearance Rescheduled for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Laura Flores - February 12, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 39-year-old attempted murder defendant Robert Hardy’s initial appearance hearing on Feb. 11. Baltimore Witness was unable to confirm the new date. Hardy... Read More

21-Year-Old Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in Assault Case

By Ziqi Zhou - February 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details A 21-year-old shooting defendant accepted a plea offer on Feb. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton. Dontay McKoy pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in... Read More

‘This Case is Going to Run Too Long,’ Judge Says

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted yet another trial postponement for 29-year-old Wayne Coleman on Feb. 11–this time because Coleman’s defense attorney was absent. Coleman faces charges... Read More