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33-Year-Old Man’s Co-Defendant Was the Shooter, Defense Argues

Details Defense counsel for homicide defendant Clipper Jordan suggested it was her client’s co-defendant, Tyrone Fenner, not Jordan, who was the triggerman responsible for the murder of Donte Miller two years... Read More

Judge Releases Man Accused of Firing Gun in Air After Tow Company Damages Vehicle

Details A 38-year-old man accused of firing a handgun in the air during a confrontation with two tow truck exployees was released on home detention on Dec. 28 in Baltimore City... Read More

Man Gets 40-Year Prison Sentence For Murder on Wilkens Avenue Last October

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Dec. 11, pleading guilty to the murder of Santos Munoz-Hernandez last October. Travis Rogers and his defense attorney,... Read More

Attempted Murder Convict Sentenced to Life in Prison For Shooting Wife in Southwest Baltimore in 2021

Details Convicted attempted homicide defendant Roderick Johnson was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 21 for shooting his wife in the streets of Baltimore’s Edgewood neighborhood in 2021. A jury... Read More

Defense Counsel For North Ellwood Avenue Shooter Pursues Plea

Details As negotiations of a possible plea offer remain underway, defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Kenneth Oakley was granted a two-week continuance on Jan. 2 to assess a not criminally... Read More

37-Year-Old Defendant’s Murder Trial Set, Despite Defense Counsel’s Unavailability

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for homicide defendant Tayvon Miller on Jan. 2, despite defense counsel’s unavailability until May. Defense attorney James Sweeting... Read More

South Monroe Street Manslaughter Defendant to be Tried in June 2024

Details On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 24-year-old manslaughter defendant. Terrance Belton is charged with manslaughter and firearm use in... Read More

Jury Reaches Partial Verdict for Man Charged With Shooting Carjacker on South Augusta Avenue

Details A 38-year-man charged with shooting a carjacker was convicted of misdemeanor charges on Dec. 21 but will be retried on felony charges after the jury was unable to come to... Read More

Judge Sentences Woman to 10 Years in Prison For Luring Victim to His Death

Details A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to a decade in prison on Dec. 22 for her role in the murder of 29-year-old victim Marvin Kosh nearly three years ago. Tashonda Childs... Read More

Counsel Agree on 2024 Date for Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a spring 2024 trial for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zion Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Still Undecided on Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant in the absence of a decision on a plea offer... Read More

Retrial Delayed for Suspect in Homicide Case Involving Two Brothers

Details On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a hearing for 28-year-old homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy. Murphy is being retried for first- and second-degree murder, attempted... Read More

Royal Farms Security Guard’s Sentencing for 2022 Fatal Shooting Moved to Next Year

Details A Royal Farms security guard convicted for the murder of 26-year-old Marquise Powell earlier this year had her sentencing rescheduled for February 2024. Kanisha Spence was set for sentencing on... Read More

Judge Finds Mother Accused of Child’s Death Incompetent

Details On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ruled that 27-year-old homicide defendant Anthya Barnett is currently incompetent to stand trial and a danger to herself and... Read More

Closing Arguments in a 2022 Murder Case

Details In closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 19, parties debated Draquan Smith‘s involvement in a homicide. Smith, 22, is accused of murdering 20-year-old... Read More

Man Agrees to Five Years in Prison After Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed

Details Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Dec. 19 against a 29-year-old man accused of shooting a woman on South Poppleton Street in February. On Tuesday morning, Dontay Washington appeared for... Read More

Attorneys Agree on Trial Date for Man Charged in Clifton Park Terrace Homicide

Details On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial date for a man charged with a fatal shooting on July 8. Neil Cole-El, 56, is... Read More

Sentencing Postponed Again for Former Morgan State Student Convicted of Killing 19-Year-Old Security Guard

Details The sentencing of former Morgan State University student Chase Marco Wilson for the killing of 19-year-old security guard Julian Fruh was postponed for the second time in two months. Wilson... Read More

‘Baltimore Is Not Gotham City,’ Says Prosecutor Decrying ‘Vigilante’ Shooter

Details Ricardo Daniel Alleyne, 39, appeared in court on Dec. 20 for closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II. Alleyne is charged with first- and second-degree... Read More

Mistrial Declared After questions about Suspect’s Identity

By Jordan Fine [former] - December 20, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A mistrial was declared on Dec. 20, 2023, after the jury failed to reach a verdict for attempted murder defendant Draquan Smith. Smith, 22, is being tried on two counts... Read More

Carjacker Chased in Shooting Incident

Details During opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II, on Dec. 19, 2023, the prosecutor and defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg gave different accounts of a non-fatal... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge for Firing Handgun on North Calhoun Street

Details A 38-year-old man accused of repeatedly firing a gun in the air earlier this year agreed to a five-year prison sentence as part of a plea offer with the prosecution.... Read More

Sentence Postponed for Man Convicted in Domestic Shootout

Details A 45-year-old man’s sentencing for a shooting in West Baltimore’s Madison Park last year was postponed for the second time on Dec. 19. Wardell Richardson was acquitted of attempted second-degree... Read More

Woman Sentenced to 30 Years for Ex-Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Dec. 19 for the attempted murder of her ex-girlfriend and three others in June 2022. In March, Shanikiqua... Read More