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Defense Argues Mistaken Identity in Belair Road Attempted Murder Trial

Details The attempted murder trial of 29-year-old defendant Myles Edwards ended on Feb. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, with closing statements from the prosecuting attorney and... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Dog, Shooting at Owner

Details On Feb. 20, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, 29-year-old Darian Decator accepted a plea agreement while accompanied by defense... Read More

Family of Manslaughter Defendant Addresses Court

Details During a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Feb. 20, 24-year-old Devonte Harcum pleaded guilty to the 2020 vehicular manslaughter of 35-year-old Sougui Dokony. The... Read More

Prosecution Witnesses Key to Identifying Defendant in Decade-Old Murder Case

Details Ten years after the murder of 26-year-old Antonio Mayes, two witnesses are expected to testify that it was defendant Brandon Brown who pulled the trigger, a Baltimore City prosecutor told... Read More

2016 Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing Delayed by Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to schedule a 27-year-old homicide defendant’s trial date because the prosecutor had yet to meet with a... Read More

Father ‘Intentionally Covered Up’ His Two-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder, Prosecutor Argues

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued homicide defendant Christopher Gamble not only shot and killed his two-year-old daughter, Charlee Gamble, but “intentionally covered up” the murder at the family’s home in... Read More

‘Classic Example of Kill or Be Killed,’ Defense Attorney Says During Opening Statements

Details Opening statements were heard in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher Hill on Feb. 21 regarding a Dec. 23, 2022 homicide. Darian McFarland, 34, is... Read More

Trial Begins in Busy Bee Convenience Store Homicide Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - February 21, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 21, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria regarding the murder of 21-year-old Caron McCaskill. Isaiah Bell, 21, faces charges of first-degree... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Five Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 15, Lemel Walker received an April trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Walker is charged with a firearm/drug trafficking crime, carrying a loaded... Read More

Judge Schedules April Trial for Trio Accused of Attempted Murder

Details On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for three co-defendants, Sierra Hansley, Bianca Medley-Palmer and Dominick Graham, in connection to an incident in... Read More

Belair Road Shooter Possibly ID’d From Receipt

Details The attempted murder trial of 29-year-old Myles Edwards hinges upon the combination of video evidence and a receipt from a local business that a Baltimore City prosecutor said will connect... Read More

Missing Witness Delays Trial of Non-Fatal Shooter

Details Attempted murder defendant Antonio Fitzhugh appeared in court on Feb. 16 with his attorney, Martin Cohen, ready to proceed to trial the day after it was originally scheduled. The hold-up... Read More

Bereaved Mother Calls for Death Penalty at Sentencing for 2017 Murder

Details Despite defense counsel’s argument to the contrary, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth allowed bereaved parties to call for the death penalty at the Feb. 15 sentencing of... Read More

Sentencing Postponed for Accessory in First-Degree Murder

Details Defendant Ernest Ford’s sentencing was postponed due to lack of materials and information provided to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria. Ford is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Man Accused of Two Separate Murders Receives Trial Dates

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trials of a 24-year-old man facing several criminal cases on Feb. 15. Aamir Benton is charged in two murder cases,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Man Accused of Shooting Fiancee

Details On Feb. 15, a 31-year-old attempted murder defendant received a trial date after rejecting a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Larry Winder III is... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 20 Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 41-year-old attempted murder defendant. Mandakova Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty of Shooting of His Sister, Her Boyfriend

Details On Feb. 8, the jury delivered its verdict to Michael Harris before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill. Harris, 36, was found guilty of two counts of attempted... Read More

Defense in Homicide Trial Calls State’s Witness, ‘A Liar and a Snake’

Details On Feb. 14, homicide defendant Donte Simms appeared in court for closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for his alleged involvement in the 2022 homicide... Read More

Mixed Verdict Reached in Barber Shop Murder Case

Details On Feb. 14, the jury reached a verdict in the case of Donte Simms for allegedly shooting and killing Eric Plater. Simms, 45, was found not guilty of first- and... Read More

Homicide Defendant Resists Mental Evaluation for the Second Time

Details Attempted homicide defendant Antionne Johnson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Feb. 14, two weeks after he was ordered to receive a not criminally responsible... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Pennsylvania Double Murder Defendant

Details On Feb. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over a hearing for a Coal Township, Pa. man accused of committing two murders on two separate occasions... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details On Feb. 14, Harry Wallace appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for sentencing but last step in the case was postponed. Previous reporting indicates on Oct.... Read More

Acquitted: Trio Accused of 2019 Alleyway Murder Found Not Guilty

Details Three men accused of a retaliatory murder from 2019 were acquitted on Feb. 7 following defense counsels’ arguments of limited evidence linking their clients to the death of 33-year-old Antonio... Read More