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Prosecutors Claim to Show Jury A Murder Weapon

By Ben Andreseen - December 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides |

Details The third day of testimony in a homicide trial began on Dec. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. Dominic Miller, 29, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Defense Claims Image of Gun in A Shooting Could Be A Bird

By Jonathan Keesee - December 12, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Data |

Details On Dec. 11, lawyers gave their closing arguments in the trial of a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch. During the proceeding, the defense... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Life In Prison, Suspending 50 Years

Details On Dec. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn sentenced a 19-year-old homicide defendant to life in prison, suspending all but 50 years. William Holloman was charged and... Read More

Shooting A Victim Ten Times Goes Beyond Self-Defense, Prosecutor Says

Details The prosecution said an on-and-off again boyfriend’s claim of self-defense doesn’t justify murder in a Dec. 6 trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazarow. Reginald Peay III, 31,... Read More

Trial Begins for Defendant Accused of Shooting at Teenage Sisters in Exchange over ‘Dummy’

By Sage Cho - December 10, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Opening statements were presented in a non-fatal shooting trial focused on the word “dummy” before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Dec. 10. Nadeem Tajdin, 48, is... Read More

Counsel Delivers Opening Statements for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Ziqi Zhou - December 10, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The trial of a 22-year-old defendant began on Dec. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch with conflicting views about the evidence in the case. Malik Height,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 10, a 19-year-old defendant accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. Shannon Kanye Amaury Fletcher faced charges including two counts each of... Read More

Judge Resets Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a homicide defendant’s pre-trial conference in reception court on Dec. 9. Johnnie Teague, 52, is charged with first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Postpones Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial to Early 2025

Details On Dec. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of the non-fatal shooting defendant to Jan. 23, 2025. Matthew Leo Garner, Jr., 20, is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Testifies He Hardly Knew Victim

Details A murder defendant took the stand and claimed he barely knew the victim during his trial on Dec. 5 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The suspect, 31-year-old Reginald Peay, is... Read More

Liberty Heights Shooter Accepts Plea Deal

By Sage Cho - December 9, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Dec. 9. Dyrin Harrell, 27, is charged with firearm usage... Read More

Driver of Fatal Hit-and-Run Pleads Guilty for Two-Year Sentence

Details Stifling tears, defendant Megan Sherman apologized for the death of Aaron Hall, nearly a year-and-a-half after she struck and killed the 41-year-old victim with her car in Southwest Baltimore. On... Read More

Witness Lies Under Oath While Testifying Against Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 5, the defense and prosecution argued whether a witness was telling the truth about a 31-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Troy... Read More

Stolen Car at Heart of Murder Trial Evidence

Details Opening statements in a murder trial were heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Dec. 5. Dominic Miller, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm usage... Read More

March Shooting Victim Killed With Her Own Gun Outside Mother’s Home, Prosecutor Says

Details Despite an unrecovered murder weapon, a Baltimore City prosecutor argued on Dec. 2 that 35-year-old Lenora Alston was shot and killed by defendant Reginald Peay III with the victim’s legally-owned... Read More

New Evidence Revealed in Jury Trial for Homicide Defendant

Details The prosecution introduced video evidence and autopsy photographs on the third day of a homicide defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow on Dec. 4. Defendant Reginald... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

Jury Selection Begins in East Baltimore Murder Trial

Details Jury selection for the murder trial of Tyrell Williams began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 4. Williams was detained... Read More

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Girlfriend Claims He’s ‘a Family Man’ at Sentencing

Details An attempted murder defendant was sentenced in a plea deal on Dec. 3 at Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing and his girlfriend spoke on his behalf. The defendant, Keiontay Woodlon,... Read More

Evidentiary Dispute Arises in Alleged Murder Case

Details Parties argued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazarow over evidence to be used in a first-degree murder trial on Dec. 2. Defendant Reginald Peay III, 30, is currently... Read More

Judge Acquits Murder Defendant of All Charges

By Ben Andreseen - December 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Home Page | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones reached a verdict for a 30-year-old murder defendant on Nov. 19. Davon Parker was charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Denies Motions for Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner sentenced a 27-year-old murder defendant to life in prison plus 15 years on Nov. 18. Ameer Gittens was convicted of first-degree murder and... Read More

Murder Suspect Waives Statutory Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 19-year-old homicide defendant until Apr. 2, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Dec. 3.... Read More