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Witness Identifies MTA Bus Shooting Defendant by His Glasses

Details James Richburg, 61, was allegedly identified by his ex-girlfriend and her daughter by his glasses during the first day of a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly... Read More

Convicted Shooter Gets Change in Home Detention

By Sophia Strocko - August 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A technical change in home monitoring supervision brought a 45-year-old Kingsville man into court on Aug. 5. Michael Crispino appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to... Read More

Convicted Liquor Store Killer Shot Victim 22 Times in The Head

Details Amir Barnes-Henderson, 27, was found guilty of all charges in the Nov. 21, 2024 fatal shooting of Gary Lee Matthews, 34, on Aug. 1 A panel of jurors reached their... Read More

Boyfriend Guilty of Girlfriend’s Assault During a Family Feud

Details Jermaine Lawson, 36, pleaded guilty on Aug. 1 to assaulting his girlfriend in a lover’s quarrel. Lawson was initially charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms... Read More

Prosecution Drops 54 Charges Case For Want of Key Witness

Details Counsel agreed to dismiss the case of Marquis Brown, 20, on Aug. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Brown initially faced 54 charges, including five counts... Read More

Payson Street Shooter Found Guilty of Murder, Firearm Charges

Details Tracy Jeter, 42, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Sylvester B. Cox on July 31. Jeter was originally charged with two... Read More

Violation of Probation Hearing Postponed

By Riley Mathews [former] - August 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A defendant who accepted a guilty plea last year in connection to a non-fatal shooting incident appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams for a show cause... Read More

‘I Should Kill You,’ Says Suspect Who Pleaded Guilty to Shooting Roommate

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - August 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details Charles Ward III, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony violent crime on Aug. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Ward... Read More

Jury Re-Tries, Convicts Pulaski Street Murderer

Details Anton Harris, 37, was sentenced to 40 years on Aug. 5 after a jury found him guilty of the second-degree murder of Keith Johnson, 43, and possession of an illegal... Read More

Patricide Trial Postponed For Change of Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a motion by defense attorney Thomas Morrow to withdraw from Shanelle Reed,’s homicide case on Aug. 4. Reed, 38, is charged... Read More

Mistrial Declared For 20-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details A mistrial was declared on August 4 for 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown after jurors failed to reach a verdict on his charges of first-degree murder and felony firearm use. Brown... Read More

Drug Trafficking, Shooting Trial Postponed to Late August

By Maya St. Hillaire - August 4, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of 23-year-old K’Hova Barfield on Aug. 4 following a request from the defense. Barfield is charged with discharging a... Read More

Police Evidence Presented in Murder Retrial

Details The second murder trial of Anton Harris, 37, continued with prosecution testimony on Aug. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Harris is accused of a murder... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Postponed to Accommodate New Lawyer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted shooting defendant Danny Gonzalez, 20, a postponement after he changed defense counsel on Aug. 4. Defense attorney Natalie A. Finegar will... Read More

Schedule Conflict Postpones Double-Shooting Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted Raymond Wyatt III, 21, a postponement in a double-shooting since his defense attorney Marci T. Johnson is tied up on another... Read More

Graphic Murder Images Evoke Courtroom Emotions

Details The jury saw graphic images of a murder but heard different versions of events in the homicide trial of Montay Brown on Aug. 1. Brown, 19, is charged with the... Read More

Police Witnesses Draw Picture of a Homicide

Details Five officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were called to testify by the prosecution against 20-year-old Montay Brown on July 31. Brown is accused of first-degree murder and firearm... Read More

Trial Date Set 3 Months Past Mandatory Deadline

Details A trial date in the case of 23-year-old Dale Haddix was set for late October on Aug. 1. Haddix is accused of first-degree murder and several firearms charges in connection... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Downtown Shooting, Sentenced to 5 Years

By Maya St. Hillaire - August 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Malik Joseph, 29, accepted a guilty plea on Aug. 1 for his role in a non-fatal shooting that occurred in downtown Baltimore before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K.... Read More

Liquor Store Murder Focuses on Witness Interview

By Sophia Strocko - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Testimony continued on July 30 in the trial of a 27-year-old man accused of repeatedly and fatally shooting another man in the head outside of a Baltimore liquor store. Amir... Read More

Closings in Trial of ‘Execution Style’ Murder

Details Attorneys delivered closing arguments in the murder trial of Amir Barnes-Henderson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on July 31. Barnes-Henderson, 27, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Prosecution Witness Won’t Cooperate in Murder Trial

Details A key witness for the prosecution became uncooperative on the stand July 30 during the murder trial of 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S.... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ruled that Richard Green, 61, was to remain in an in-patient case unit as he is still incompetent to stand trial on... Read More

Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial, Deemed ‘Dangerous’

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin deemed Amith Kumar, 45, as ‘dangerous’ in his sixth month mental health evaluation. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and... Read More