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Jury Finds Double Homicide Defendant Guilty of Murder, Acquits on Conspiracy

Details On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused... Read More

Courtroom Disputes, Postpones Sentencing After Conviction of Attempted Murder

Details The sentencing for an attempted murder defendant was postponed on Oct. 22 as parties argued over the time to be served. Terrell Parker was found guilty earlier this year of... Read More

Night of the Shooting at a Convenience Store Pieced Together by Witnesses

Details Prosecution displayed evidence for the jury that will deliberate the charges of Sean Cherry in connection to a shooting that happened at a convenience store on Cold Spring Road on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A 25-Year-old attempted murder defendant represented by attorney Maureen O’Leary, agreed to a guilty plea in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller on Nov.13. On March 25,... Read More

Domestic Violence Shooter Pleads Guilty

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 13, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A man pleaded guilty before Judge Lawrence R. Daniels of the Baltimore City Circuit Court on Nov. 13 to shooting his girlfriend. She was wounded in the leg after an... Read More

Shooter Accepts a Plea, Awaits Judge’s Ruling

By McKenna Yoder - November 13, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A suspect accepted a plea deal for shooting a woman multiple times in the abdomen before Baltimore City Circuity Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth on Nov. 13. Darryl Toomer, 53,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Fatal Stabbing Pleads Guilty First Day of Trial

Details Before the jury entered the courtroom for trial on Nov. 13, defendant Michael Atkinson opted to plead guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Michael Raub to death over money on the Fourth... Read More

Jury Acquits Homicide Defendant

By Jonathan Keesee - November 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Homicides |

Details Before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow a jury acquitted a 33-year-old homicide defendant on Oct. 24. Martez Brooks was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent crime,... Read More

Jury Acquits Suspect of Double Homicide, Finding he Acted in Self-Defense

Details On Oct. 29, a Baltimore jury found 21-year-old defendant not guilty in a double homicide case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, faced charges of... Read More

Defense Attorney Claims Weak Evidence Against Double Homicide Suspect in Closing

Details A defense attorney claimed his client is an outstanding family man and falsely accused during a closing argument in a homicide case on November 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. ... Read More

Murder Defendant Moves Toward Trial

Details A 19-year-old murder defendant was scheduled for trial during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Montay Anthoney Brown allegedly shot and killed... Read More

Pulaski Highway Murder Defendant’s Trial Continues

Details After a 25-year-old murder defendant declined a plea offer, he was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Tyquann Flythe is charged... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Family Sways Judge Against Defense Counter offer in 2022 Fatal Stabbing

Details The family of Michael Jackson declared they would never stop fighting for justice after losing their 25-year-old loved one in a fatal stabbing in 2022. On Nov. 8, this fight... Read More

Ballistics, Cell Phone Evidence Presented in Double Homicide

Details The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury... Read More

Family Member Describes ‘Void’ After Murder

Details At a sentencing hearing Nov. 7, a family member spoke about the emptiness she experienced after losing her cousin to violence. Ky’Mon Young, 18, was found guilty in May of... Read More

‘Big Teddy Bear’ Pleads Guilty to Club Shooting

Details A club security guard pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner to a shooting outside of a club where he worked. Larry Gordon Jr, 24, pleaded... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting His Girlfriend in Front of His Children

Details A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on Nov.6. Ricardo Clarke was originally charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted to... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Enters Guilty Plea on Second Day of Jury Trial

Details On the second day of his trial, an attempted murder defendant was sentenced by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow after pleading guilty. Sean Cherry,21, is charged with attempted... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial at Prosecution’s Request

Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland pushed back a trial for a 33-year-old murder defendant to next year. Tyrone Bennett is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled a trial for an attempted murder defendant to February 2025 in a Nov. 4 hearing. Michael Armstrong, 28, is charged with... Read More

Prosecutor Says Electronic Evidence Links Teen to 2023 Double Homicide

Details “There’s no such thing as the perfect murder” and according to Baltimore City prosecutors, defendant Jabre Griffith proves their point with the alleged killing of Ernest Hall and Micah Young—back-to-back... Read More

Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Incompetent to Stand Trial for Roommate’s Murder

Details A 59-year-old man was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial by Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct.30. Patrick Cromwell, 59, is charged with first-degree murder and dangerous weapon with intent... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecution’s Joinder Motion for West Lexington Street Murder

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams granted the prosecution’s joinder motion for three murder defendants. Charles Bowen, 20, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy... Read More

Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatally Shooting Roommate Inside Their Apartment in 2023

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced Markis Russell to 40 years in prison on Oct. 30 for the murder of his roommate, 22-year-old Jeffery Brooks Jr., last year. The... Read More