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Caroline Sutley [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details The case against 33-year-old homicide defendant Darrell Sewell was dismissed on Feb. 10 after the prosecution failed to locate Sewell’s mother, a crucial witness. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole... Read More
By
Ziqi Zhou [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details A 61-year-old man manslaughter defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 10. Steven Heggie, Sr., is charged with first-degree child... Read More
By
Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More
By
Kristen Wheeler [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a jury trial for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant William Demetrius Elliot for April 17. Elliot is charged with attempted first- and... Read More
By
Abraham Leo [former]
, --- staff --- - February 10, 2025
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Details Prosecutors introduced Baltimore CitiWatch surveillance footage as evidence in a case involving 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews in a Feb. 5 trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More
By
Tomas Coles
- February 10, 2025
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Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the first day of homicide defendant Davonte Hamlett’s jury trial on Feb. 10. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over an emotional... Read More
By
Carmen Gregg [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Jury selection began on a note of controversy in a first-degree murder trial on Feb. 7. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is on trial for the murder of Sherman Anderson, 25 on... Read More
By
Claire Schreiber [former]
, Kerryn Ayers [former] - February 7, 2025
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Details John Jay, 46, rejected a reduced plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 7. On June 27, 2023, witnesses say they saw and surveillance... Read More
By
Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motion hearing for 27-year-old Kalim Satterfield on Feb. 7. Satterfield and 37-year-old co-defendant, Darrell Morton were arrested on Sept. 17,... Read More
By
Tomas Coles
- February 7, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore stopped the proceedings in homicide defendant Darrell Sewell’s jury trial on Feb. 7 after the defendant’s mother disappeared the previous night while... Read More
By
Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Uriah Cunningham, 32, rejected an all but life sentence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland who also scheduled a trial date in a Feb. 7... Read More
By
Ben Dutcher [former]
, Yuer Wang [former] - February 6, 2025
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Details Baltimore saw a decrease in homicides, but the amount of non-fatal shootings remained the same from December to January, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 9... Read More
By
Sage Cho
, Abraham Leo [former] - February 6, 2025
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Details Dontae Johnson, 30, was absent from his family’s table on Thanksgiving in 2021. Instead, he was laid out on an autopsy table, where medical examiners announced the cause of his... Read More
By
Kristen Wheeler [former]
- February 5, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over the third day of a jury trial for 29-year old defendant Kemonta Johnson. Johnson is accused of the murder of... Read More
By
Carmen Gregg [former]
- February 5, 2025
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Details Dustin Jackson, 31, entered what’s known as an Alford plea in relation to the non-fatal shooting of 31-year-old Joseph Oglesby that occurred on July 29, 2024. The action enables him... Read More
By
Laura Flores [former]
, Claire Schreiber [former], Caroline Sutley [former] - February 5, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Jamal Smothers, 19, muttered a curse at Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after she waived his Hicks date due to his defense counsel’s lack of... Read More
By
Laura Flores [former]
, Claire Schreiber [former], Caroline Sutley [former] - February 5, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Details Attempted murder defendant Daquan McCray, 28, received a pretrial date on Feb. 5. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over the hearing. McCray faces 23 charges in... Read More
By
Kerryn Ayers [former]
- February 5, 2025
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Details A jury found 33-year-old Jermaine Sanders guilty of conspiracy to commit armed robbery on Jan. 22. The jury acquitted Sanders of eight other charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, firearm... Read More
By
Ziqi Zhou [former]
- February 4, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber II denied bail for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant on Feb. 4, stating that his release would pose a danger to the public.... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- February 4, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Details The jury trial for an attempted murder defendant with 62 charges was postponed on Feb. 4 due to scheduling conflicts with another trial. Jonte Gilmore, 28, is charged with multiple... Read More
By
Kristen Wheeler [former]
, Claire Schreiber [former] - February 4, 2025
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Details “I’ve been dealing this sh*t for two years because of a crime I didn’t even commit!” said 29-year-old defendant Kemonta Johnson to the court on the first day of his... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- February 4, 2025
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Details Teenage Defendants Plead Guilty in 2023 Brooklyn Day Mass Shooting Case Of the guilty plea deals offered in 2024, three defendants were charged in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting.... Read More
By
Abraham Leo [former]
, --- staff --- - February 3, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K Copeland scheduled the trial date for a 20-year-old attempted murder defendant for May. 7. Zavon Antonio Beasley faces over two dozen charges, including... Read More