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Judge Sets Court Dates in Homicides, Attempted Murder Cases

Details Darrell Morton, 37, was among the defendants coming before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 29 to consider his homicide case. Morton and his co-defendant Kalim... Read More

Judge Sentences Metro Track Murder Defendant to 40 Years

By Carmen Gregg , Jamiya Austin - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details Joseph J. White III was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder for pushing Christopher Foster, 28, onto the train tracks at... Read More

Defendant Seeks Release for 1994 Homicide as Youth

Details On Jan. 29, Marcel Terry Smith, 47, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to discuss a potential modification of his life sentence for the 1994 murder of Antoinette Wilson. The... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Roommate in Brawl Over Booze

By Laura Flores - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A man accused of shooting at his roommate in an argument over alcohol was denied bail and home detention instead of jail on Jan. 28. Charles Ward, 25, is charged... Read More

Judge Orders New Mental Eval For Shooting Suspect

Details A defendant whose mental competence is in doubt appeared for a mental health evaluation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Gale E. Rasin on Jan. 29. Tyrelle L. Fields,... Read More

Defendant Claims Innocence in Murder Trial Testimony

By Ben Dutcher - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Homicide defendant Daquan Parker, 27, took the stand on Jan. 28 to testify on the fifth day of his trial. He was the final witness called before counsel gave closing... Read More

Former Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years For Conspiracy in Teen Shooting

By Carmen Gregg - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Matthew Biegel, 39, a former teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault during a plea hearing on Jan. 27 before Baltimore City... Read More

Eyewitness And Police Testimony Shape Day Four of Murder Trial

By Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles , Ziqi Zhou - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Police and bystander witnesses took the stand on Jan. 27, the fourth day of 27-year-old Daquan Parker’s homicide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Nicole Baremore. Parker is accused of... Read More

Jury Finds Teen Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Murder

By Kristen Wheeler - January 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams heard a jury declare defendant Ethan King, 19, guilty of conspiracy, attempted murder and related charges on Dec. 20, 2024. The jury... Read More

21-Year-Old Shooting Defendant Declines Plea Deal

By Jamiya Austin , Carmen Gregg - January 27, 2025
Court | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial date in early May after the defendant declined a plea offer. Jonathan Felipe Lopez, 21, is... Read More

Defendant Waives Trial Start Date Against Judge’s Advice

Details At a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing on Jan. 24, 28-year-old homicide defendant Bryant James Peyton waived his Hicks trial start date against Judge Melissa K. Copeland‘s advice. Peyton... Read More

Judge Approves Defense Request to Move Trial Deadline

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved a request to waive 32-year-old Deonte Anthony Simms’s initial Hicks date on Jan. 24 following concerns regarding his defense counsel. The... Read More

Judge Reschedules Homicide Suspect’s Pre-Trial Hearing

By Abraham Leo - January 27, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland pushed back a 22-year-old homicide defendant’s pre-trial hearing to consider his legal options. The hearing was initially scheduled to take place on... Read More

Defendant Not Guilty of Shooting Himself

Details In a bench trial on Jan. 13, James Stackhouse, 38, was exonerated of four firearm-related charges in connection to a self-inflicted wound to the genitals. Stackhouse was charged with firing... Read More

Trial Date Set for Manslaughter Suspect

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled 44-year old Timothy Clinedinst’s pre-trial hearing to March 13 on Jan. 24. He appeared at the hearing remotely. Clinedinst, who is... Read More

Homicide Defendant Challenges Evidence

By Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles - January 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Jan. 24, Daquan Parker, 27, continued his third day of trial for the alleged murder of 19-year-old Rasheed Lindsey, presided over by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Nicole Barmore. There... Read More

Defense Criticizes Treatment of Brooklyn Homes Shooter’s Case

Details In a pre-trial conference hearing on Jan. 17, defense attorney Matthew Connell expressed concerns about the court’s treatment of a 19-year-old mass shooting suspect’s case. Tristan B. Jackson is charged... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for North Potomac Street Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 37-year old homicide defendant Joseph Henry Morton, III on Jan. 24. The proceeding will start on May... Read More

DNA Evidence Points Toward one Murder Suspect, But Not Co-Defendant

By Carmen Gregg - January 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Daquan Parker, 27, was probably excluded from two out of four DNA samples linked to a homicide that took place on March 9, 2024. Parker is currently on trial as... Read More

Two Defendants Found Incompetent to Stand Trial Among Cases in Mental Health Court

Details At mental health court on Jan. 22, Baltimore City Court Judge Gale E. Rasin conducted proceedings for three defendants charged with various violent crimes. Tyrelle L. Fields, 40, failed to... Read More

‘Just a Mishap’–Judge Commends Defendant Charged in Accidental Shooting

By Sage Cho - January 23, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a minor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride on Jan. 23. On May 25, 2023, 18-year-old... Read More

Judge Transfers 17-Year-Old Defendant’s Case to Juvenile Court

Details The attorney for a 17-year-old attempted murder defendant, who pleaded guilty to three charges, successfully moved to transfer his client’s case to juvenile court on Jan. 23. The defendant was... Read More

Counsel Withdraws Ahead of Jury Trial

By Carmen Gregg , Ben Dutcher - January 23, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details Deonte Anthony Simms, 32, charged with multiple counts of illegal use of firearms, expressed concerns about his defense counsel during a previous jury trial In a pre-trial conference on Jan.... Read More

Pulaski Highway Murder Defendant Sorry, ‘From The Bottom of My Soul’

Details On Jan. 22, Tyquann Flythe, 26, suspect in a Pulaski Highway murder, accepted a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Cynthia H. Jones during an emotional hearing as the... Read More