Court

By Andrew Michaels - November 1, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A member of the Thunderguards motorcycle club will remain in jail while awaiting trial for the murder of 36-year-old Anthony Martin after he allegedly shot the victim while at a... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 1, 2024
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Details A Baltimore man will serve the next 35 years in prison after pleading guilty on Oct. 30 to fatally shooting 18-year-old Jeremiah Williamson and burning the victim’s body alongside the... Read More

By LaTrina Antoine - November 1, 2024
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Details A murder defendant, who received a mistrial nearly one week ago, was scheduled Nov. 1 for a motion hearing. The hearing would decide whether the codefendants would be tried together.... Read More

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - October 29, 2024
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Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a 28-year-old homicide defendant’s trial to March 3, 2025.   Dayrel McFarland is charged with first-degree murder and possession... Read More

By Laura Van Pate [former] - October 29, 2024
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Details A double homicide trial was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after the prosecution requested more time because they were still trying to gather more information... Read More

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 29, 2024
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Details The trial of a 61-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.Steven Heggie, Sr, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in the death... Read More

By Laura Van Pate [former] - October 29, 2024
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Details A homicide case was declared a mistrial on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Daaon Spears, 18, was accused of murdering 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey during a shooting on the... Read More

By Carla Abon [former] - October 28, 2024
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Details A 32-year-old man charged with illegal possession and discharging a firearm with felony conviction rejected a plea offer on Oct. 28 in Baltimore Circuit Court before Judge Melissa K. Copeland.... Read More

By Carla Abon [former] - October 28, 2024
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for an armed robbery defendant to begin in February 2025.  Rico Blick is charged with attempted armed robbery, conspiracy... Read More

By Carla Abon [former] - October 28, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A 22-year-old man charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer on Oct. 28 in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Sean Clayton Lewis Jr is charged... Read More

By Ziqi Zhou - October 28, 2024
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Details Counsel debated Oct. 28 whether a murder defendant acted in imperfect self-defense during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, 21, faces first-degree murder... Read More

By McKenna Yoder [former] - October 28, 2024
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Details A murder case was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland from Judge Paul E. Albert‘s court after the prosecution received a report that the murder weapon in... Read More

By Khanh Nguyen [former] - October 25, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A convicted homicide defendant received a new court date for a related crime before Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an Oct. 25 hearing. Reginald Whitaker, 29, is facing 14 charges,... Read More

By Khanh Nguyen [former] - October 25, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Suspects |

Details An attempted homicide defendant’s trial was postponed on Oct. 25 before Judge Melissa K. Copeland because of the victim’s health. Darius Stepney, 31, is facing 19 charges including attempted first-and... Read More

By Ashley Luther [former] - October 25, 2024
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Details Staffers for Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays told Baltimore Witness on Oct. 25 that an attempted murder defendant threatened to throw his own excrement at people in... Read More

By Ashley Luther [former] - October 25, 2024
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over the trial of a 33-year-old murder’s defendant’s trial on Oct. 23. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

By Laura Van Pate [former] - October 25, 2024
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Details A police officer testified to discovering a murder victim during trial on Oct. 22. “I got a call about someone being shot near the 400 block of North Montford Avenue... Read More

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - October 24, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence Daniels sentenced a 26-year-old defendant to a 10-years of incarceration on Oct. 24 as part of a plea deal which also includes four years of... Read More

By Laura Van Pate [former] - October 24, 2024
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Details A police officer testified against a double homicide defendant on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 21-year-old Darius Daye, is accused of two counts of first degree... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - October 24, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 46-year-old woman was given a December trial date for allegedly shooting a man during an argument earlier this year. Felicia Thelma Mull is charged with attempted first and second-degree... Read More

By Ashley Luther [former] - October 23, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, on Oct. 23 scheduled a trial for a 28-year-old man accused of a non-fatal shooting.  Delvon Harrod is charged with firearm possession,... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - October 23, 2024
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Details A quarantine at Baltimore City jail has delayed the Circuit Court proceeding for a defendant who is expected to plead guilty to a hit-and-run that killed 42-year-old Heidi Rose on... Read More

By Ashley Luther [former] - October 23, 2024
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial on Oct. 22 for a 28-year-old man accused of killing two victims last year. Defense attorney Roya Hanna is... Read More

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - October 23, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details With Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr presiding a prosecutor called two police witnesses on Oct. 22 who analyzed evidence connected to a murder scene.  Daaon Spears, 18,... Read More