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Details On April 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 30-year-old Kwante Betters. Betters is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More

Mistrial: Homicide Defendant Weighs Plea Deal, Gets Trial Date

Details On April 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 19-year-old Devin Curry while he considers a plea deal. Curry is charged with first-degree... Read More

Acquitted: Accused Mastermind of 2022 Murder Found Not Guilty

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted Draquan Smith for the murder of 20-year-old Joshua Camara after he was accused of masterminding the victim’s death in March 2022. Two years later, on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Guilty of Paralyzing Victim in 2022

Details On April 3, a jury found Dionte Johnson guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria. Johnson, 26, represented by defense attorney Natalie Finegar, was found guilty of... Read More

Trial Commences in East Patapsco Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On April 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn presided over opening statements in the trial of two co-defendants accused of assault in connection to a July 2023... Read More

Defense Attorney Says Attempted Murder Case ‘Makes No Sense’

Details On April 5, a 41-year-old’s attempted murder trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. with closing arguments. Dwaun Hawkins is charged with four counts of... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting at Club Bellissimo Security Guard Released on Own Recognizance

Details A 22-year-old Bowie man accused of shooting at a security guard at Club Bellissimo was released on his own recognizance on April 9, meaning he can remain at liberty while... Read More

Counsel Debate Defendant’s Intent During Closing Arguments

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - April 8, 2024
Court | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details “You can’t use deadly force to defend property,” the prosecution said about the actions of 24-year-old Jeremiah Dairo on the night of Aug. 12, 2023. “There is no dispute about... Read More

Prosecutor Urges Jury to Hold Defendant Responsible in ‘Egregious’ Shooting

Details “I know it’s almost summertime, but I didn’t know it was the 4th of July quite yet,” the prosecutor remarked in her fiery rebuttal to defense’s closing arguments in a... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details On March 28, Freddie Fordham accepted a plea deal via his attorney Natalie Finegar before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant was sentenced to 25 years,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Trial Date Set

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 22-year-old Jason Johnson. Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm possession with a felony... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 53-year-old Kim Alderman. Alderman is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree... Read More

Procedural Issues Delay a Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On April 8, a 29-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared for trial but the proceedings were delayed. one year ago. Overseeing the case was Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson.... Read More

‘Foolish, Bad Decision,’ Judge Says Accepting Involuntary Manslaughter Plea Deal

Details Homicide defendant Neil Cole-El accepted a plea deal on April 8 in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for his role in the death of... Read More

Ruskin Avenue Murder Trial Postponed for Remaining Defendant

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the murder trial of 20-year-old Daquan Hawks. Hawks is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts... Read More

New Evidence Delays Trial for High Schooler’s Death

Details On April 8, Kevin Dudley appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to ask for a postponement of his homicide case due to newly presented evidence. Dudley,... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Receives July Trial Date

Details On April 2, attempted murder defendant Dariel Doncha’e Glenn received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Glenn, 26, is currently charged with attempted... Read More

Suspect Fired Gun in Air to Scare Away Kids Who Were Damaging His Car, Defense Says

Details Counsel for defendant Jeremiah Dairo claimed his client was “acting within the law” when he fired a gun in the air to scare away kids who were accused of damaging... Read More

Man Denied Bail After 2019 Conviction Overturned for 17-Month-Old’s Death

Details The Appellate Court of Maryland has overturned the conviction of 41-year-old Francois Brown less than five years after the defendant was sentenced to life for the murder of his girlfriend’s... Read More

Sturbridge Drive Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Life

Details On April 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Donzo Monk, Jr., 28, who was found guilty of killing 26-year-old Bryant A. Timmons. The crime occurred on... Read More

18-Year-Old Accused of Murder Receives July Trial Date

Details On April 2, double homicide defendant William Holloman received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Holloman, 18, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Victims ‘Lived Lives Plagued by Violence,’ Defense Says at Homicide Defendant’s Trial

Details “I won the winning layup, but I don’t get any trophies for this game.” According to a Baltimore City prosecutor, homicide defendant Benjamin Rowland Jr. was referring to his role... Read More

Man Charged for Shooting Girlfriend in Parking Garage Gets Summer Trial Date

Details A 31-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend in a parking garage on New Year’s Day opted for a trial over a plea offer on April 5. Jamal Artis is... Read More

Defense Suggests Defendant’s Cellmate Killed Prisoner in 2021 Stabbing at a Baltimore Prison

Details Defense counsel in the trial of homicide defendant Khalil Madden suggested it was her client’s cellmate—not Madden—who stabbed Shane Burton to death at a Baltimore prison facility in 2021. On... Read More