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Accused Shooter Begins Trial for Murder Outside Westside Pharmacy

Details When gunshots rang out in the streets outside Baltimore City’s Westside Pharmacy in May 2021, a crowd of people ran from the scene while those who knew Ronald White rushed... Read More

Retrial Date Set in 2021 Pigtown Homicide Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge scheduled a defendant’s retrial on Feb. 10 for a 2021 homicide. In September, defendant Levar Cooper’s trial ended in a mistrial for the murder... Read More

Jury Finds Baltimore Man Guilty of W. Rogers Avenue Murder

Details A jury in the homicide trial of Kristopher Johnson returned a guilty verdict on Feb. 13 for the murder of 34-year-old Dondi Johnson in October 2020. After a four-day trial... Read More

Prosecutor Requests Postponement in Sentencing for Fatal Armed Robbery Defendant

Details According to the prosecution, a defendant’s sentencing hearing was postponed on Feb. 13 due to pending matters unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defense lawyer Natalie Finegar appeared before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial in Hustler Club Shooting Underway

Details In the attempted murder trial of Jamar Beckford, jurors will watch video footage of his fight with the victim. But according to defense attorney Hunter Pruette, what the jury won’t see... Read More

Defendant Facing Second-Degree Murder Scheduled for Trial in August

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled the trial for a Baltimore man accused of murder on Feb. 10. A stand-in for defense attorney John Cox, rejected a plea on... Read More

Woman Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Given Trial Date

Details On Feb. 10, a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge set a trial date for a Fort Washington woman facing attempted-murder charges. The assistant state’s attorney standing in during the reception... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 17-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details A defendant charged with committed a September 2022 murder received a trail date on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney assigned... Read More

Prosecutor Does Not Offer Defendant Plea Due to Recovered ‘Ghost Gun’

Details The prosecutor assigned to a weapons case against defendant Brian Paylor elected not to offer a plea on Feb. 10 due to discovery including “ghost gun,” he said. The gun... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Pushed Due to Absent Prosecutor

Details A prosecutor’s absence from court on Feb. 8 caused a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge to reschedule the start of trial for a a defendant charged with first-degree murder The... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Due to New Evidence

Details A murder defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb. 8 due to new evidence in the case. On Wednesday, the prosecution did... Read More

Counsel Agrees to Five Years Probation in Domestic Dispute Turned Shooting

Details Attempted homicide defendant Dorian Milstred agreed to five years of probation on Feb. 7 for shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2021 rather than proceeding with a jury trial. The 20-year-old defendant,... Read More

Defendant Charged with Assault Rejects Eight Year Plea, Judge Sets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore man charged with assault was given a trial date on Feb. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Ricardo Daniel Alleyne was given a... Read More

Trial Begins For Man Accused of Fatal Shooting on W. Rogers Ave.

Details Homicide defendant Kristopher Johnson “turned the other cheek” during multiple conversations with 34-year-old Dondi Johnson, but on Oct. 25, 2020, their interaction took a different turn. The assistant state’s attorney... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 17-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant, Denies Dismissal Request

Details A defense attorney requested that his case be dismissed against an attempted murder defendant due to a lack of evidence on Feb. 6. Defendant Jeremiah Jackson and his attorneys Lauren... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Homicide Case Due to Witness Dying of an Overdose

Details On Feb. 6, the prosecutor of two co-defendants facing murder charges entered a nolle pros in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong due to the... Read More

Victim Expresses Sympathy for Young Defendant Pleading Guilty to Attempted Murder

Details “I wish the best for him,” said a victim during the plea hearing for the defendant accused of shooting at him. Defendant Maarufu Allston pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn... Read More

Defense Reports Not Receiving Discovery Mailed to Him in Murder Trial, Prosecutor Will Resend Digitally

Details A stand-in for defense attorney Roland Harris IV informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 7 that he had yet to receive the discovery in the case... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Co-Defendants in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details Co-defendants accused of committing attempted murder in September were scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb 3. Defendants Leonidas Solanos-Campos and Kendrick Kendall Barksdale... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Life Plea, Given August Trial Date

Details An attempted murder defendant received a trial date on Feb. 6 after rejecting a life plea offered by prosecutors. Defendant Quinton Hillery was offered a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Attempted Murder Receives Trial Date after Rejecting Second Plea

Details On Feb. 2, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder received his second trial date in his afternoon reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. On Thursday... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Delayed a Day Due to Defense Attorney’s Absence

Details A defense attorney Donald Wright called into reception court from an airport on Feb. 6 to request a postponement due to travel issues. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Five-Year Plea in Gwynn Oak Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore man facing several weapons charges for his alleged involvement in an August 2022 non-fatal shooting received a trial date on Feb. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Pushed Due to Pending Drug Case

Details The jury trial of attempted murder suspect Daquan Allen was postponed for the second time as counsel proceeded to trial for drug-related charges against the defendant in another case. Allen,... Read More