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Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty in Connection to Death of MTA Mobility Van Driver

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Dec. 15. Ernest Ford, represented by Tony Garcia, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Sentence Reduction Under Discussion in 30-Year-Old Murder Case

Details After serving three decades in prison for murder, Omar Johnson is pursuing a reduced sentence to transition back into society with support from his defense counsel and the Baltimore City... Read More

Retrial for Trio Accused of Murder Set for Late 2023 After Hung Jury Results in Mistrial

Details A mistrial was declared on Dec. 15 in the case of three co-defendants charged with the murder of 33-year-old Antonio Lamont Jackson after the jury was unable to make a... Read More

20-Year-Old Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges

Details A minor traffic accident that could have been resolved peacefully ended with gun violence, an assistant state’s attorney shared with the jury on Dec. 14 during the attempted murder trial... Read More

April Trial Set for Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman and Her Daughter

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of murdering a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter rejected two concurrent life sentences for each killing on Dec. 15. Devon Sample, who is represented... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Co-Defendants’ Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found good cause to postpone the attempted murder trial of co-defendants Keisha Clark, 46, and Tyrelle Fields, 38, originally scheduled on Dec. 15. The case shifted... Read More

Murder Defendant Asks for Bench Trial in Spite of Attorney’s Push for Jury Trial

Details A Baltimore man elected to proceed with a bench trial on Dec. 14 for a 2020 homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. In what was supposed to be... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Set for Trial in March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 14. Henry Allen, who is represented by... Read More

Man Convicted of Fatally Beating Woman and Setting Home Ablaze Asks for Another Retrial Postponement

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge had difficulty getting a defendant to pick a date for his retrial on Dec. 14 as he asked for yet another postponement. In 2016,... Read More

Probation Violation Hearing Postponed for Decade-Old Child Murder

Details A 28-year-old man accused of his infant son’s death more than a decade ago is scheduled for a probation violation hearing in May 2023. Myron Evans was originally set to... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Faces More Prison Time After Violating Probation

By Andrew Michaels - December 14, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details After serving a 15-year sentence for murder almost two decades ago, a 64-year-old Baltimore man may return to prison after violating his probation. Anthony Thompson was convicted of second-degree murder... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Dismissed as State Unable to Find Witness

Details An assistant state’s attorney dismissed the attempted murder case against Willie McDonald on Dec. 14 after numerous attempts to find its sole witness. McDonald, who is represented by defense attorney Maureen O’Leary,... Read More

Booked Courtroom, Late Discovery Postpones Attempted Murder Trial

Details A Baltimore man’s jury trial for attempted murder was pushed until April 2023 after the prosecution informed the court that another case proceeded to trial in their scheduled courtroom. Christopher... Read More

Prosecutor’s Busy Schedule Delays Homicide Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed scheduling a trial date for 34-year-old homicide defendant Kevin Hall because the prosecutor was unavailable. Defense attorney William Buie argued against the postponement... Read More

Post-Conviction Hearing Canceled For Man Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder in 2011

Details A post-conviction hearing was canceled on Dec. 12 for a Baltimore man currently serving a life sentence plus 20 years for killing his girlfriend over a decade ago. Daniel Sullivan,... Read More

Man Accused in 2017 Bar Shooting Gets Retrial Next Year

Details From two life sentences to an overturned conviction, 26-year-old Dimas Osoriovasquez will have his third jury trial in June 2023 to determine his alleged involvement in an attempted murder in... Read More

Trial Date Given to Defendant for 2020 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a trial date on Dec. 14 for a man charged in a fatal 2020 shooting on the 5600 block of Haddon Avenue. Shae-von... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea, Avoids Trial

Details An attempted murder case initially set to begin trial on Dec. 12 ended in a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Eric Harcum, who is represented by Derrick Hamlin, accepted... Read More

’39 Babies’ Attempted Homicide Defendant Takes Guilty Plea Over Trial

Details Another member of the criminal gang known as the “39 Babies” pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Dec. 12 in connection to criminal acts dating back nearly three years ago. Ramell Wilson... Read More

Woman Accused of Bryant Avenue Shooting Rejects Plea, Gets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore woman accused of shooting a 26-year-old man in May was scheduled for trial this coming May after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution on Dec. 13. Cowanda... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Trial Pushed after Hiring New Defense Counsel

Details Attempted homicide defendant Edward McCormick is set for trial in May 2023 after he obtained new defense counsel, requiring a postponement. On Dec. 13, defense attorney Tony Garcia requested a postponement before... Read More

Murder Defendant has Trial Set for Top of the New Year

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 12. Defendant Cornelius Hayes is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel Nears Plea Agreement for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details Counsel is nearing a plea agreement with an attempted homicide defendant Damon Martin, the prosecutor informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Dec. 13. During reception court on Tuesday, the... Read More

Men Accused of Attempted Murder to Serve Sentences on Home Detention

Details Two Baltimore men charged with shooting a 42-year-old man in March will serve their sentences on home detention following plea agreements between the prosecution and defense attorneys on Dec. 12.... Read More