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Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date, Suppression Motion Filed

Details On June 28, a 37-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in reception court from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cornell Moore, Jr. is charged with first-degree... Read More

Counsel Agree on Murder Trial Date

Details On June 28, a 26-year-old homicide defendant received a trial date in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Michael Fisher is charged with... Read More

Competency Decision Postponed for Forgetful Murder Defendant

By Alexander Taylor [former] - June 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin was not able to make a decision on the competency of a March 2023 murder defendant in mental health court on June... Read More

‘The Shape Is Consistent With a Handgun, Not a Fiji Bottle,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury During Closing Arguments

Details Jurors will determine if a 36-year-old Baltimore man was responsible for shooting himself. Jeffery Nelson-Johnson is charged with possession of a firearm with a felony conviction, possession of a firearm... Read More

Murder Defendant Charged in Dispute Over a Child

Details A murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for the first day of his trial, June 28. Samuel Cole is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Jurors Watch Defendant’s Interrogation, Confession to Killing Rapper

Details On June 27, jurors listened to hours of a recorded interrogation where a defendant admitted to shooting and killing a Baltimore rapper. Earl Lee, 28, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Baltimore Rapper Homicide

Details A jury delivered a guilty verdict on June 28 for a 28-year-old man who allegedly admitted to killing a Baltimore rapper but pleaded not guilty to the crime. Earl Lee... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Claims He Is Not Responsible for Being Shot

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong for the beginning of his trial, where he claimed he was not responsible for a self-inflicted... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Agrees to Plead Guilty

Details A 37-year-old attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to lesser charges in an agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow on June 25. Calvin Marshall Jr. was charged... Read More

Suspect Sentenced to Eight Years in Self-Inflicted Shooting

Details A 36-year old man was found guilty and sentenced on June 26 for charges related to a 2023 self-inflicted shooting in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Timothy Sutton, after being found... Read More

Homicide Trial Postponed Due to Assistant State Attorney’s Illness

Details A 23-year-old homicide defendant’s trial was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland due to the prosecutor’s illness and evidence issues. Gerson Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree... Read More

Youth Jail’s Services for Teen Murder Suspect Inadequate Says Defense

Details A defense attorney requested an evidentiary hearing on June 27 about an alleged lack of rehabilitation services at the Baltimore Youth Detention Center (YDC) for his first-degree murder client. The... Read More

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 35 Years in Prison for 2021 Mass Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson sentenced a 49-year-old defendant to life plus 35 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a 29-year-old man on June 26. Michael... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial

By Alexander Taylor [former] - June 26, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found that a 61-year-old attempted murder defendant remained incompetent to stand trial at his annual review in mental health court on June... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced to Time Served

Details A 39-year-old manslaughter defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson to accept a plea deal on June 26. Mahammad Williams, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and he... Read More

Father Accused of Shooting at Son Denied Bail

Details A 50-year-old man accused of the attempted murder of his 22-year-old son appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller and was denied bail awaiting trial on June... Read More

Jury Finds Murder Defendant Guilty

Details On June 20, a jury found a man accused of murdering two individuals guilty. Datuan Blanchard, 24, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Wins Trial Postponement

Details An attempted murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in order to reschedule his trial on June 26. Daquann Toney, 27, is charged with attempted... Read More

Homicide Defendant Claims Local Rapper Threatened to Kill His Children

Details Lies upon lies were told by homicide defendant Earl Lee during an eight-hour police interrogation, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on June 26. Among them was Lee’s claim that... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Not Transported to Court, Hearing Postponed

Details On June 26, in Baltimore City Circuit Court, a non-fatal shooting defendant was not transported to court and was given a new plea offer. Terrell Warren, 37, is charged with... Read More

2023 Checkers Restaurant Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea

Details The suspect in an April 2023 shooting accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on June 26. Kyre Redd-Harris, 25, was charged with attempted first-degree... Read More

Defendant Accused of Killing Local Rapper Takes The Stand

Details “Hell no,” is what murder defendant Earl Lee said when asked if he killed David Boykin during his testimony in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 28. Lee, 28, is... Read More

Self-Inflicted Shooting Defendant Says Girlfriend Shot Him

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court for the closing statements of his trial in Judge Jeannie J. Hong‘s court. Timothy Sutton, 36, is charged with firearm... Read More

Suspect is Found Competent to Stand Trial in Teen Murder Case

Details A murder defendant was found competent to stand trial after a postponement on June 26, after saying could not remember taking a mental competency evaluation. Roger Alvarado-Mendoza, 24, is being... Read More