Court Archives - Page 4 of 214

By Ethan Russo - June 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Leon Spencer, 42, was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 50 years, during a bench trial on June 5. Spencer was convicted of first-degree murder and felony firearm... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed for Defense Counsel’s Medical Needs

By Sage Cho - June 5, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Trial was postponed June 5 for attempted murder defendant Quantae Johnson following news that his defense attorney, Koryn High, was facing medical issues. Johnson was originally scheduled to stand trial... Read More

Surveillance Footage Disputed in Teen Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over closing arguments on June 5 in Samijae Canada‘s murder trial. Canada, 17, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Found Competent, Criminally Responsible

By Sage Cho - June 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Deonte Anthony Simms, 32, and his defense attorney withdrew a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health division on June 4. Judge Gale E. Rasin... Read More

Jurors Exposed to Hours of Surveillance Video in Teen Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 4, with a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) sergeant taking the stand to testify... Read More

Security Guard Injures 2 in TGI Fridays Parking Lot Shooting, Faces Possible Double Life Sentence

Details A 36-year-old security guard is facing life in prison for shooting two people in the parking lot of a TGI Fridays earlier this year. On June 4, Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Suspect in Firearms Case Receives Mental Observation Hearing Date

By Kabir Broker - June 4, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn transferred the case of Deonte Anthony Simms to mental health court on June 3 following defense attorney Michael Tomko’s concerns about his... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty in Fatal Stabbing

Details A jury found Cahari A. Ferguson, 21, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder where death would likely be the result for brutally stabbing Sean Neal Malik Brown, 21, more than... Read More

Trial Set For Men Accused of Killing 19-Year- Old, Injuring Another

Details Co-defendants Daeshaun Tyreke Clark, 27, and Devontaye Richardson, 29, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 3 to receive a trial date. Clark and Richardson... Read More

Defense Asks For Murder Trial Delay

By Allyson Rogers - June 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn approved defense counsel’s request to postpone the murder trial of Montay Brown on June 3. The stated reason was that the defense... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Trial For Detective’s Paternity Leave

Details Following a request from the prosecution, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of Jerome Davis on June 2. Davis, 35, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Judge Postpones Drive-By Shooter’s Sentencing For In Person Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole Barmore postponed Garry Morris’ disposition hearing on June 3 after Morris and his defense attorney, Mary Lloyd Patton, requested an in-person hearing. Morris, 25,... Read More

S. Calhoun Street Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details Lamont Bethea Johnson, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on June 3. Johnson was initially charged... Read More

Judge Weighs Postponement For Defendant’s Mental Health Concerns

By Maya St. Hillaire - June 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory heard a request to postpone the trial of Deonte Anthony Simms on June 2. Simms, 32, is charged with illegal possession of... Read More

As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More

Photographic Identification Debated in Juvenile Murder Trial

Details The defense challenged the reliability of a photo ID, while the prosecution countered with the witness’s prior connection to Canada and supporting bodycam footage. Read More

Despite Objections, Judge Admits Video Evidence In Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial got off to a contentious start before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 2, with defense attorney Robert Linthicum and the... Read More

Trial Postponed For Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 2 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first- and second-degree murder... Read More

Officers Separate Victim’s and Defendant’s Families as 2020 Murder Case Closes

Details During day two of his jury trial on May 30, defendant Eric Morris unexpectedly accepted a plea offer of life in prison, suspending all but 25 years, for the charge... Read More

Prosecutors Revise Plea, New Evidence in Attempted Murder Case

By Nicholas Carter - June 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Prosecutors suddenly pulled a previous plea deal and brought in new evidence, including ballistics and a photo ID, in Walter Stanfield’s attempted murder case, leading to a temporary remand as both sides work toward a possible resolution. Read More

Defense Claims Charges Unwarranted in MTA Officer Non-Fatal Shooting

By Cecilia Wetzel - June 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details Counsel presented closing arguments for and against Keshawn Luckey, 25, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on May 28. Defense attorney David Greenbaum recapitulated his belief that... Read More

Closings Paint Different Pictures in Murder Trial

Details The jury heard contradictory closing statements May 30 in the murder trial of Cahari Ferguson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Ferguson, 22, is charged with two... Read More

Two-Year-Old Murder Case May Resolve With an Insanity Plea

Details Defendant Jayquan Bridgeman and his defense counsel are considering filing a plea of not criminally responsible (NCR) for the murder of 43-year-old Michael Washington more than two years ago. Legally,... Read More

Back-to-Back Jury Trials Set For Homicide, Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged in two separate shootings, including the murder of 59-year-old Reginald Harrod, is expected to have back-to-back jury trials later this year. Reginald Raysor, 33, will head... Read More