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Defendant in W. Fayette Street Shooting Gets July Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a summer trial date on March 13 for a homicide defendant accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Jameo McClean in 2021. Jerome Jermey Johnson,... Read More

Judge Continues Convicted Spaulding Avenue Shooter’s Hearing, Allows Prosecutor Time to Contact Victim

Details On March 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones continued a 32-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant’s motion to modify his sentence hearing due to not being comfortable with... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Girlfriend, Causing Unborn Child’s Death Begins Jury Selection

Details Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Has Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in Another Case

Details Attempted murder charges against Terrance Belton were dismissed on March 10 for an incident in December 2018. During reception court, the prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Trial Date, Despite Reduced Plea Offer

Details After several postponements, counsel agreed on a June trial date for 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb for a homicide in July 2017. Lipscomb is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to first-degree murder,... Read More

Drunken Shooter Rejects Five-Year Plea, Will Proceed to Trial

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant rejected five years without parole on March 9 and will proceed with a jury trial in mid-May. After being released on home detention in December 2022,... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to 62-Year-Old Defendant in Light Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A man facing assault charges had his trial date scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 7. On Tuesday, defendant Bobby Trujillo rejected a plea... Read More

Mental Health Evaluation Extension Reschedules 1973 Murder Case for May

Details The case of homicide defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr. was extended, once more, for a mental health evaluation for the 49-year-old murder of Harry McGee and Nathaniel Sheppard. Bass, who... Read More

Accused Strip Club Shooter Faces New Jury after Mistrial Last Year

Details Ten months after his mistrial, 29-year-old Jaquan Terrell Burks sat before a new set of jurors on March 9 to face charges in the murder of Emmanuel Cruz in 2018.... Read More

Man’s Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed after Refusing to Testify Against Victim in Cross-Complaint

Details Attempted murder charges against 21-year-old Rayvon Timmons were dropped on March 9 when the defendant and the victim refused to testify against one another in their respective cases. Stemming from... Read More

Homicide Defendant in 2020 Shooting Case Takes Plea After Jury Selection

Details A 29-year-old homicide defendant opted to take a plea agreement on March 8 after counsel completed jury selection. The case of Bernard Davenport appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Hands Down Two Life Sentences For Defendant Charged With Double Homicide in 2020

Details Jurors were excused from the trial of homicide defendant Quanta Worrell on March 7 after the defendant opted for a plea of 80 years for two murders in the Central Park Heights... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murdering His Cousin in 2022 Fatal Shooting

Details On March 7, a Baltimore man facing murder charges pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton. “My life has... Read More

Trial Date Assigned to Defendant in 2022 South Loudon Avenue Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a trial date for a defendant accused of murdering 37-year-old Tyrone Walker during a Jan. 10 reception court proceeding. During Tuesday’s hearing,... Read More

Prosecution Enters Nolle Pros in West Lexington Street Murder Case Due to Witness’ Death

Details A Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder of 56-year-old Bernard Jackson II had his case nolle pros by the assistant state’s attorney on March 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Trial Postponed for Defendant in 2011 Borman Avenue Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man accused of murdering 34-year-old Ryan Watson in June 2011 had his trial date postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 6. Defense attorney... Read More

Trial Date Scheduled for Defendant in Kenwood Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 2, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for a defendant accused in a 2022 non-fatal shooting. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to the case... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date after a defendant rejected a plea of 20 years for attempted murder on Feb. 27. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Quejeebah Stinnette... Read More

Judge Recalls Convicted Murder’s Probation Violation Case Previously Closed in February

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge recalled a probation violation case closed in early February calling the previous closing “unsatisfactorily.” On March 2, Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over the... Read More

Prosecutor Withholds Plea Offer for Man Accused of Shooting ‘Squeegee Boys’ Until She Meets with Victim’s Family

Details A prosecutor did not feel “comfortable” offering an attempted murder defendant a plea deal without speaking to the victims’ families on March 1. Defendant Zhamiel Dixon appeared in front of... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 26-Year-Old Charged in 2022 Assault Case

By Ting Hong - March 3, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details During a reception court hearing on March 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date for an assault defendant after he rejected a plea offered by... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant for Second Murder Conviction in Two Decades

Details “I still maintain my innocence,” said a Baltimore man convicted of second-degree murder during his sentencing hearing on March 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. On Jan.... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for One of Three Defendant in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Homicide Case

Details A man charged with the murder of 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods received a trial date during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 3. During the hearing, defendant Devon... Read More

Judge Postpones Convicted Murderer’s Probation Violation Hearing

Details A convicted murderer had his probation violation hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey on Feb. 27. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, in October 2011, defendant Pierre Harris was found... Read More