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Judge Reschedules Murder Trial to Early 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the murder trial of a 29-year-old defendant to early 2025 in an Oct. 8 hearing. Kemonta Johnson is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 21-Year-Old Defendant Due to Scheduling Conflict

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays postponed a 21-year-old defendant’s case to December in an Oct. 8 hearing. Dontay McKoy is facing charges of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm... Read More

Prosecution’s Schedule Forces Trial Delay in Appleton Street Murder

Details The prosecution asked for postponement of the murder trial of 29-year old Kemonta Johnson in a hearing on Oct. 7. Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, a felony violent crime,... Read More

Jury Finds Abingdon Man Guilty of Baltimore Bus Stop Murder in 2022

Details A 35-year-old Harford County man accused of brutally murdering Keith Bell at a bus stop in 2022 was found guilty on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Request to Change Attorney Denied

Details An attempted murder defendant’s request to hire a new attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 7, was denied. Daquann Toney, 28, is charged with... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed for Suspect Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman

Details Based on her unspecified health issues, a prosecutor was granted postponement of a trial for a man accused of murdering a woman he impregnated. Malik McCormick, 23, is charged with... Read More

Acquitted: Man Accused of Shooting Victim in Neck Found Not Guilty of Attempted Murder, Related Charges

Details A 54-year-old man has been acquitted of attempted murder charges following accusations that he shot another man in the neck last December. On Sept. 26, a jury found Kim Alderman... Read More

Homicide Defendant Brutally Murdered 63-Year-Old Man With Hatchet, Prosecutor Says

Details “The last thing Keith Bell saw was that defendant and this hatchet.” On Sept. 23, a Baltimore City prosecutor presented jurors with the alleged murder weapon that she said defendant... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Joinder Motion Gets December Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a December motions date to determine next steps for two men accused of a December 2023 fatal shooting. Joseph Coates, 40,... Read More

Two Co-Defendants Face Trial in West Lexington Street Robbery, Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled another hearing for the 20-year-old and 18-year-old co-defendants suspected of killing 19-year-old Darcell Mitchell on the 800 block of West Lexington... Read More

Murder Defendant Awaits Plea Offer

Details A 34-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Tony Dukes is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime and... Read More

North Curley Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details A 33-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in a Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing on Oct. 4. Defendant Jermaine Sanders is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets 2025 Trial Date After Week of Delays

Details A 31-year-old attempted murder defendant received a 2025 trial date after a week of delays forced his lawyer to ask for a postponement Oct. 4. Larry Winder III is charged... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant May Take Plea by January Trial Date

Details A 26-year-old accused of killing an individual in a drunk driving accident received a tentative trial date in the new year, despite his attorney’s believing the case may end in... Read More

Defendant in Spring Murder to Be Tried by Year’s End

Details A 28-year-old murder defendant received a December trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Timothy Knott is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime,... Read More

Defendant Receives 20-Year Sentence for Manslaughter Charges

Details A defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter charges on Oct. 3 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. In June, Jewel Crowder, 41, was convicted of manslaughter... Read More

Jury Convicts 60-Year-Old Man for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend in April 2023

Details A jury found 60-year-old Kenneth Craig guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 2 after his girlfriend was found brutally stabbed to death in Baltimore City’s Brooklyn neighborhood in 2023. Craig... Read More

Non-Fatal Shootings Rise, Homicides Decrease in September

Details Baltimore saw an increase in non-fatal shootings, but a decrease in homicides from August to September, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 27 non-fatal shootings reported... Read More

Judge Postpones Plea Hearing For Non-Fatal Shooting

Details The defense attorney for a man charged with firearm possession asked to postpone a plea hearing to consider the prosecution’s offer for resolving a non-fatal shooting. Daquan Rashard Williams, 23,... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Declared Competent to Stand Trial

Details After two years in mental health court, an Anne Arundel County man was finally deemed mentally competent received a trial date for a 2020 assault and robbery which eventually killed... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus 21 Years in Baltimore Rapper’s Murder

Details A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison plus 21 years for the murder of Baltimore rapper David Boykin, also known as President Davo, before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Abingdon Man Responsible for Two 2022 Murders, to Face Sentencing in December

Details A 35-year-old Harford County man was found guilty of murdering a 66-year-old man and pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 1. Gordon Zacharie Staron,... Read More

Judge Reschedules Defendant’s Second Attempted Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow rescheduled the attempted murder trial of a 31-year-old defendant due to the prosecutor’s having another trial. Larry Winder III is charged with... Read More

Judge Sentences Man Guilty of Firearms Charges in Fort Armistead Park Shooting

Details A 22-year-old Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to five years in prison on Sept. 20 for having a handgun at the scene of a fight in Fort Armistead Park... Read More