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Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Killing One-Year-Old

Details A homicide defendant’s trial has been scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Paul Dion Hardy, Jr, 35, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting... Read More

Defendant ‘Refuses to Accept Personal Responsibility’ for 13-Year-Old Girl’s Murder, Judge Says at Sentencing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III sentenced a 36-year-old man to life plus 35 years on Feb. 6 after the defendant’s conviction last year for the murder... Read More

Prosecutor’s Wedding, Trial Schedule Necessitate Scheduling Murder Trial Into Summer

Details On Feb. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland agreed to schedule a 36-year-old murder defendant’s trial four months out to accommodate a prosecutor’s schedule. Samuel Cole, Jr.,... Read More

Prosecutor Must Locate Homeless Witness Before Scheduling Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Feb. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland continued the scheduling hearing of a 33-year-old attempted murder defendant because the prosecutor had yet to locate a key... Read More

Two ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Plead Guilty

Details A 23-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang participation entered a guilty plea on Feb. 5 via his defense attorney, Adam C. Demetriou. Karon Tyree Johnson received life, suspending all but... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives Probation Before Judgement

By Sara Palmer [former] - February 5, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The defendant in a non-fatal shooting case, Lonzo Lucas, accepted probation before judgment on Feb. 5. The offer came from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller in lieu... Read More

Now-Competent Man Receives Trial Date for Fiancee’s Murder

Details On Feb. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the jury trial of a 44-year-old man who admitted to police that he killed his fiancee in 2022. ... Read More

‘Absolutely Not,’ Says Judge to Proposed Motion Date

Details On Feb. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motions date to potentially join a 28-year-old man’s case with his co-defendant’s. Christopher McLean is charged with... Read More

Judge Needs More Information Before Scheduling Murder Trial

Details Stand-in attorneys with limited information caused an 18-year-old murder defendant’s hearing to be continued until the end of the month before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Parris... Read More

Verdict Reached for Attempted Murder Defendant on Some Charges

Details The jury reached a partial guilty verdict following the trial of attempted murder defendant Anthony Ward III on Jan. 29, finding him guilty of four different charges. Ward, 26, was... Read More

Jury Hears Gunshots That Claimed 15-Year-Old Teen’s Life at Closing of Shooter’s Murder Trial

Details Family members of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden jolted in their seats as they listened to the gunshots that took their loved one’s life on Aug. 10, 2021. Nearby, the accused shooter,... Read More

Defense Worries Witnesses Won’t Testify in Madison Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Trial

Details After an hour delay due to attorney tardiness, an unresolved pre-trial motion and a dispute over the admissibility of a 911 call, the assistant state’s attorney finally delivered her opening... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Sentencing Postponed For Third Time

Details On Feb. 2, sentencing for a man convicted of a shooting that occurred some two years ago in Madison Park, West Baltimore, was postponed for the third time. Wardell Richardson,... Read More

Double-Homicide Defendant Appears in Reception Court to Schedule a Jury Trial

Details After securing postponement of a previous trial date, a Baltimore man facing eight criminal charges is set to appear before a jury on June 17. On Feb. 2, 25-year-old Datuan... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Feb. 1, a non-fatal shooting defendant was denied bail by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. John Eades, 31, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm... Read More

Defendant Receives Maximum Sentence for 2022 Royal Farms Killing

Details On Feb. 2, a 52-year-old former private security guard convicted of the second-degree murder of a 26-year-old man at a Royal Farms appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for sentencing.... Read More

‘Vague Description of Shooter’ Doesn’t Link Defendant to Murder of 15-Year-Old Teen, Defense Says

Details The murder of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden happened because Zachariah Allison brought a gun to a fight between a group of teenage girls, a Baltimore City prosecutor said in a describing... Read More

Trial Date Set for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Jan. 31, a trial date was set for Dariel Doncha’e Glenn, a 26-year-old accused of attempted murder. Glenn is charged with nine counts including attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree... Read More

Shooter in Wildwood Parkway Road Rage Pleads Guilty to Eight Years in Prison

Details Attempted homicide defendant Devonta Hunter-Bergess pleaded guilty to eight years in prison for assault and a weapons charges on Feb. 1 for his involvement in a road rage incident on... Read More

Communication Woes Force Attorneys to Find New Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland attempted to untangle how communications broke down between the attorneys trying an attempted murder case and the Criminal Assignment Office on Feb.... Read More

Without a Plea Offer, Judge Schedules Murder Trial

Details On Feb. 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for an 18-year-old murder defendant in the absence of a viable plea offer. Clifton Shields is... Read More

Trial Date Set for Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder for an incident on Aug. 15, 2023. Doral Douglas, 53, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 31... Read More

Judge Orders Mental Evaluation Against Defendant’s Wishes

By Sara Palmer [former] - January 31, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Jan. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a not criminally responsible plea (NCR) evaluation for attempted murder defendant Antionne Johnson before his trial is set... Read More

Homicide Trial Underway for Three Homicide Co-Defendants

Details On Jan. 30, opening statements in the murder trial of co-defendants Kamal Robinson, Darian Adams and Raquan Baylor were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Baylor,... Read More