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Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Five Year Plea Offer

Details A 35-year-old attempted murder defendant took a plea for having a handgun in a vehicle charge in Baltimore City Circuit Court June 5. Andrew Lindsey was charged with two counts... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Ruled Competent to Stand Trial

Details Manslaughter defendant Tanee Dorothy Stokes was ruled competent and criminally responsible by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin for an incident on June 6, 2020. Stokes, 23, is... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details A 21-year-old attempted murder defendant was ruled incompetent to stand trial by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on June 5. Bernard Hopkins is charged with attempted second-degree... Read More

Defense Argues Mistaken Identity in Burger King Robbery, Shooting

Details “They got the wrong guy,” was the defense’s determined position during opening statements on June 5 in the trial of a Baltimore man accused of robbing a Burger King on... Read More

Judge’s Question Sparks Last-Minute Change to Plea Deal for Multiple Murder Defendant

Details An emotional response from victims’ family members endorsed a last-minute turn in the plea offer and sentencing of a Coal Township, Pa., man charged with the murders of four victims... Read More

Suspect Sentenced to Two Life Terms for 2021 Murder of BPD Officer, Second Victim

Details Elliot Marcus Knox, the 34-year-old man responsible for the deaths of Baltimore Police Department officer 39-year-old Keona Holley and 38-year-old Justin Johnson on Dec. 16, 2021, was sentenced June 4... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Due to Health Issues

Details An attempted murder trial for a Baltimore man was postponed due to health concerns for both the defendant and his lawyer. Reginald Whitaker, 29, is facing charges of attempted first-... Read More

January Attempted Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details A 20-year-old attempted murder defendant received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court June 4. Keondre Harris is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed robbery, robbery, firearm... Read More

Defense Pleads Client’s Innocence in Pimlico Road Murder

Details “My client is innocent, and do not let the state convict an innocent man,” said a defense attorney to a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury during opening statements at his... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial in Attempted Murder Trial

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn declared a mistrial in an attempted murder case on May 31 after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The 31-year-old defendant, represented... Read More

October 2023 Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details In reception court on June 3, an attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, via Zoom to hear the prosecution’s plea offer... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets August Trial Date

Details In reception court, a 32-year old attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, on June 3 via Zoom for a new trial... Read More

Alleged ’39 Babies’ Gang Member’s Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled an alleged “39 Babies” gang member’s trial for later this week in June 3 hearing. Keith Miller, 34, is charged with... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed to Resolve Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest

Details Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 20-year-old murder defendant based on a conflict of interest facing his defense lawyer in a hearing on June 3. James Jenkins... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed Due to Defendant’s Medical Condition

Details A murder trial for a Baltimore County man was postponed due to his medical condition and new evidence. Kharod O’Neill, 19, of Owings Mills, Md., is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Description of Suspect Challenged But Attempted Murder Defendant Found Guilty

Details A 30-year-old attempted murder defendant was found guilty on May 13, even though he claimed the victim changed his story on the stand while the prosecution stood by it version... Read More

Judge Places Self-Inflicted Shooting Case on Standby Status

Details On June 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton placed a non-fatal shooting case on the stet, or inactive, docket, after the prosecutor and the defense could not... Read More

Prosecution Claimed Suspect Had Every Motive to Kill in Closing Statement

Details The prosecution in a homicide closed saying they believe the suspect had every motive to kill the victim, before asking Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer to find... Read More

Gun Evidence at Center of Attempted Murder Trial

Details Jurors will decide whether a Baltimore man was actually shot his fiancé in the head after the prosecution brought evidence of a bullet fragment before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Man Convicted of Gwynn Oak Avenue Attempted Murder

Details A jury reached a May 13 guilty verdict on all 19 charges against an attempted murder defendant accused of shooting at his victim 15 times in May 2023. Lance Hickman,... Read More

1800 Boys Gang Member Sentenced to 45 Years for Drug Territory Killing

Details A street-level drug dealer for the 1800 Boys crime gang has been found guilty of killing Marquis Carter over a territory dispute in November 2022. On April 29, a jury... Read More

32-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

Details A 32-year-old attempted murder defendant who was scheduled to go to trial ended up taking a plea deal on May 24. Jamal Banks was charged with three counts of attempted... Read More

Co-Conspirator in 2021 Belvedere Avenue Murder Sentenced to Ten Years

Details A 49-year-old Reisterstown man was sentenced to ten years in prison on May 10 for his role in the murder of 38-year-old William Smith in 2021. Michael Corprew was charged... Read More

Acquitted: Baltimore Man Found Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder

By Laura Van Pate - May 30, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A Baltimore man was found not guilty of first-degree murder of another Baltimore man on May 13 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Adam White’s murder occurred in February 2023 on... Read More