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Guilty Verdict Reached for Sturbridge Drive Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong presided as the jury foreperson read the verdict for Donzo Monk, Jr who was found guilty of first-degree murder on Nov. 14. ... Read More

18-Year-Old Brooklyn Homes Mass Shooting Suspect Eyes Transfer to Juvenile Detention Facility

Details An 18-year-old teen charged with 57 counts of attempted murder and weapons charges for his involvement in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting may be eligible to transfer from the Department... Read More

Judge Reschedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland pushed a 26-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial back by five months. Dionte Johnson is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Last Codefendant in 2020 Fatal Crash Pleads Guilty

Details On Nov. 14, a 35-year-old vehicular manslaughter defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Russell Anthony Edwards, Jr., is charged with a traffic... Read More

Hollins Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 39-year-old murder defendant. Steven Gibson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Defendant ID’ed By Informants Agrees to 10-Year Plea for Frederick Avenue Shooting

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man will serve the next decade behind bars in accordance with a plea agreement for shooting another man on Frederick Avenue in January 2020. During Clarence Temple’s... Read More

Man With Over 130 Charges May Take Plea

Details On Nov. 13, the stand-in attorney for a defendant charged in a gang indictment told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that his client needed more time to... Read More

One Defendant Among Many in Gang Indictment Rejects 20-Year Plea

Details On Nov. 13, a 39-year-old defendant charged in the “39 Babies” gang indictment rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Brunson is charged... Read More

Another Alleged ’39 Babies’ Gang Member Scheduled for Trial

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an alleged “39 Babies” gang member’s trial for next summer. Keith Miller is charged with participating in a... Read More

Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Finally Receive Trial Date

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial of three co-defendants accused of being in the ’39 Babies’ gang and committing multiple violent crimes... Read More

Judge Modifies Sentence for Golf Course Shooting Defendant

Details On Nov. 13, George Thomas was sentenced after a recent guilty plea on two weapons-related charges. The defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Stephen J. Sfekas alongside his... Read More

Lawyers Argue Over Credibility of Absent Witness at Homicide Retrial

Details Although a witness who identified a 45-year-old homicide defendant as a suspect did not physically appear, attorneys debated the trustworthiness of his testimony admitted from a previous trial. Levar Attura... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Complains about Housing, Representation

Details On Nov. 9, a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant raised concerns over his rights to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton after rejecting a 35-year plea offer. Juan Jumal... Read More

In Closing Statements, Prosecutor and Defense Spar Over Evidence

Details As a murder trial drew to a close, defense attorney Augustine Okeke argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court the prosecution hadn’t provided solid evidence his client murdered anyone, and only... Read More

Jury Reads Verdict in Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 9, the jury foreperson delivered a verdict in the attempted murder trial of Derrien Gamble before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Gamble, 20, represented by... Read More

Closing Statements Given in Double Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 8, the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney James Sweeting III gave closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer in the attempted murder trial... Read More

Triple Homicide Trial Delayed to April 2024

Details On Nov. 9, a 49-year-old triple murder defendant appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to receive a new trial date from Judge Dana M. Middleton. Marvelle Worsley is charged with... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 2021 Attempted Murder

Details On Nov. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled the trial of a 24-year-old man accused of a 2021 attempted murder. Davon Coleman is charged with attempted... Read More

Accomplice in 2021 Deadly Robbery Sentenced to 20 Years

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore woman was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Nov. 9 for her involvement in a deadly robbery in 2021. After agreeing to plead guilty in July,... Read More

Juror Shortage Impacts Six Homicide, Non-Fatal Shooting Trials in Two Months

Details After two-and-a-half years of working its way through the Baltimore City judicial system, the attempted homicide case of 17-year-old Laronte Collins was set to move forward with a jury trial... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty of 13-Year-Old Girl’s Murder

Details On Nov. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III presided as the jury foreperson read read out a guilty verdict in a teen homicide case. Tavon Battle,... Read More

Verdict Reached for Gretna Court Homicide Defendant

By Kaliah Green [former] - November 8, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A jury found defendant Joel Ugah guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory Ugah, 39, was charged with two counts of... Read More

Allendale Street Assault Defendant Gets Nolle Pros Motion-Case Dismissed

Details On Nov. 8, Nathaniel Henry, Jr. appeared in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III. The prosecutor then entered a nolle pros motion, effectively dismissing the... Read More

‘You Took Him Away During a Holiday,’ Victim’s Sister Says in Homicide Sentencing

Details The courtroom was crowded with family and friends of Dominique Edmonds as he appeared before Judge Paul E. Alpert in a homicide case on Nov. 6. However, the victim’s sister... Read More