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Frankford Avenue Murder Defendant Weighs Plea Deal

Details A first-degree murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in order to hear the prosecution’s plea offer Aug. 9. Derek Steele III, 23, is charged... Read More

2022 Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A vehicular manslaughter defendant accepted a plea deal on Aug. 8 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Brandan Brown, 43, agreed to plead guilty to two charges: vehicular manslaughter, for a... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Accidentally Shooting Friend and Co-Worker

Details A 24-year-old Washington County man pleaded guilty for accidentally shooting a 22-year-old co-worker in Baltimore City Circuit Court Aug. 8. Timothy Golliday, of Smithsburg, Md., was charged with having a... Read More

GPS Data Key in 2021 Murder Trial

Details Trial began for a 27-year-old homicide defendant accused of killing a man and stealing his rental car in Baltimore City Circuit Court Aug. 8. Ameer Gittens is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Attorney Calls Prosecutor a ‘Snake’ Over Video Evidence

Details Before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, the defense attorney for an attempted murder defendant called the prosecutor a “snake” and “disingenuous” for allegedly trying to introduce new... Read More

Trial Postponed After Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Drugs in Jail

Details A 23-year-old attempted murder defendant could not be transported to his Aug. 7 trial because he took drugs before the proceeding. Jesse Freels is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

April Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Dana Beckwith [former] - August 7, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Aug. 7 in order to schedule his trial. Dyrin Harrell, 27, is charged with firearm possession... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘This Could Have Gone A Very Different Way, in A Shooting Case

Details The trial of a 44-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder got underway before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on Aug. 6. Juan Jumal Foster is charged with... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed For The Third Time

Details The third trial for a murder defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 6 Donnell Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Woman’s Relationship With Victim at Issue in Shooting Trial

Details The state of an attempted murder victim’s romantic relationship was in dispute during a trial on Aug. 6. Juan Jamal Foster, 44, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree... Read More

Firearm Possession Trial Set For Suspect With Prior Conviction

Details A trial for a defendant accused of possessing a firearm with a prior felony conviction was set by Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 6 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.... Read More

‘I Don’t Know What Magic Happened Here,’ Judge Says About 2022 Shooting Plea Deal

Details An attempted murder defendant accepted a plea on Aug. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer who questioned the terms. Daquan Maliek Allen, 25, is charged with... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details On Aug. 5, the sentencing of a 37-year-old defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Ahmad Moulden, 37, was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in 2021 Fairview Avenue Homicide

Details On Aug 5, a murder defendant accepted a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill. Jonathan Bowman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and firearm use... Read More

Late Evidence Pushes Back A Murder Trial

Details New revealed evidence postponed a jury trial that was scheduled to start on Aug. 5 and run into September. Kenneth Craig, 60, is charged with first-degree murder and using a... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets, ‘Far Less Than What You Deserve,’ Says Victim’s Grandmother.

Details In an Aug. 5 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, a homicide defendant was sentenced to 30 years in prison, suspending all but 15 years, with... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Dates for Double Homicide Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled trial dates for two defendants allegedly involved in a double murder. Vincent Harris, 26, is charged with four counts of first-degree... Read More

Judge Schedules Motions Date for Murder Co-Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motions hearing date for two adult h defendants along with a juvenile allegedly involved in a murder on 800 block... Read More

Club Security Guard Shooting Case Postponed

Details The scheduling hearing for a security guard allegedly involved in a Pratt Street shooting was continued in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Aug. 2. Larry Gordon Jr., 24, is charged... Read More

North Edgewood Street Shooter Sentenced to 67 Years

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown for a sentence that will keep him in jail for decades on Aug. 2. Dariel Glenn,... Read More

Retrial for Toddler’s Murder Ends in Plea Deal

Details A 41-year-old homicide defendant’s retrial ended when he agreed to plead guilty to murdering his girlfriend’s 17-month-old child before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert on Aug. 1.... Read More

Teen Found Guilty of Murder, Attempted Robbery

Details The defendant in a 2021 Fords Lane murder case was found guilty on July 25 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. A jury concluded that William Holloman, 19, killed 31-year-old Efraim... Read More

2022 Reckless Endangerment Case Dropped Against Glen Burnie Man

Details A reckless endangerment case against an Anne Arundel County man was dropped in Baltimore City Circuit Court Aug. 1 for a lack of evidence. Jacob Neaves, 26, of Glen Burnie,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details An attempted murder defendant was found incompetent to stand trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on July 31. Arnold Jackson, 53, is charged with two counts... Read More