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Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

By Carla Abon - 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

‘He Wanted to Be the Judge, Jury, and Executioner,’ Prosecutor Argues in Closing Statements

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

Murder Case Postponed After Weapon Located

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

Convicted Murderer Returns to Court Facing Second Charge

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

Trial for Attempted Murder Suspect Postponed to Accommodate Victim’s Health

By Khanh Nguyen - 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

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Threat to Throw Feces Postpones Trial

By Ashley Luther - October 25, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

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

Defense Says Murder Victim Had Violent Intent

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

Officer Testifies He Discovered Murder Victim

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

Wildwood Defendant Takes a 10 Year Plea Deal

By Jonathan Keesee - 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

Police Officer Testifies in Double Homicide Case

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

Woman Accused of Sheldon Avenue Shooting Gets December Trial Date Amid Plea Negotiations

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

Trial for Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Set for Next Year

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

Covid-19 at City Jail Delays Proceeding for Fatal Hit-and-Run Defendant

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

Double Homicide Defendant’s Trial to Start March 2025

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

Prosecution Shows Crime Scene Video in A Murder

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

Prosecutor Dismisses Ready Avenue Attempted Murder Case After Unsuccessful Attempts to Find Victim, Additional Witness

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor dismissed an attempted murder case against North Baltimore resident Eric Emanual Nelson Jr. on Oct. 22 after multiple unsuccessful attempts to find two witnesses necessary for... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Murder Defendant Due to Evidence Delays

Details The trial of a 24-year old defendant was postponed at the request of his defense attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Aamir Benton is charged with ... Read More

As Part of Trial’s Argument, Defense Says Victim’s Life Involved Violence

Details A trial of a 33-year-old murder defendant began on Oct. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests Postponement of Road Rage Trial

Details The trial for a 21-year-old defendant involved in a road rage incident was postponed at the request of his defense attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Delayed Competency Report Postpones Murder Trial

Details By authority of Judges Lawrence R. Daniels and Melissa K. Copeland of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a postponement was granted to a murder suspect’s defense anticipating information from a... Read More

Murder Suspect Goes on Trial in A Mass Shooting

Details Opening arguments in the murder trial of Daaon Spears were heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. on Oct. 21. Spears, 18, is accused of 31... Read More

Accused Bus Stop Shooter Gets 2025 Trial Date Amid Plea Negotiations

Details A 24-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of shooting another man during a bus stop robbery earlier this year was given a January 2025 trial date while plea negotiations remain underway. During... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Trial in January of 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled a pretrial hearing Oct. 17 for a 30-year-old attempted murder defendant to let his defense attorney, Donald Wright, review the defendant’s mental... Read More

Florida Man Expected to Plead Guilty for Fatal DUI Crash

Details A 27-year-old Florida man is expected to plead guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a fatal car crash in September 2023 that killed Ericka Allysia McRae and injured another woman. On... Read More