Court Archives - Page 5 of 190

Woman Rejects Plea for Assault Charge; Trial Scheduled for January

Details A 32-year-old woman rejected a plea deal for her involvement in a spring non-fatal shooting case before receiving a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 10. Kenyotta Wedington... Read More

April Murder Defendant to Be Tried in January 2025

Details A 32-year-old defendant received a trial date after rejecting a plea offer in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 10. Charles Kesler III is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Alleged Teen Shooter to Stay in Adult Court, Faces 2025 Trial

Details A 17-year-old attempted murder defendant, who was recently denied a request to be tried in juvenile court, received a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial date Oct. 10. Ty’yon Scruggs is... Read More

Mental Health Concerns Force Reception Court Continuance

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland refrained from scheduling the trial for 30-year-old attempted murder defendant Oct. 10 due to pending mental competency concerns. Brian Allen Watkins is... Read More

Eutaw Street Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A 25-year-old man appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller and pleaded guilty as his bench trial was scheduled to begin for a fatal shooting on the... Read More

Defense Attorney Asks for Outside Competency Evaluation Pre-Sentencing

Details The defense attorney of a convicted shooter requested another hearing to provide a second opinion regarding her client’s competency after a Baltimore City Circuit Court found him mentally competent prior to... Read More

Bail Denied for Homicide Defendant Accused of Shooting Girlfriend

Details A 27-year-old homicide defendant was denied bail on Oct. 8 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. Christopher Lee is charged with first-degree murder and firearm use in... Read More

Judge Reschedules Murder Trial to Early 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the murder trial of a 29-year-old defendant to early 2025 in an Oct. 8 hearing. Kemonta Johnson is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 21-Year-Old Defendant Due to Scheduling Conflict

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays postponed a 21-year-old defendant’s case to December in an Oct. 8 hearing. Dontay McKoy is facing charges of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm... Read More

Prosecution’s Schedule Forces Trial Delay in Appleton Street Murder

Details The prosecution asked for postponement of the murder trial of 29-year old Kemonta Johnson in a hearing on Oct. 7. Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, a felony violent crime,... Read More

Jury Finds Abingdon Man Guilty of Baltimore Bus Stop Murder in 2022

Details A 35-year-old Harford County man accused of brutally murdering Keith Bell at a bus stop in 2022 was found guilty on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Request to Change Attorney Denied

Details An attempted murder defendant’s request to hire a new attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 7, was denied. Daquann Toney, 28, is charged with... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed for Suspect Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman

Details Based on her unspecified health issues, a prosecutor was granted postponement of a trial for a man accused of murdering a woman he impregnated. Malik McCormick, 23, is charged with... Read More

Acquitted: Man Accused of Shooting Victim in Neck Found Not Guilty of Attempted Murder, Related Charges

Details A 54-year-old man has been acquitted of attempted murder charges following accusations that he shot another man in the neck last December. On Sept. 26, a jury found Kim Alderman... Read More

Homicide Defendant Brutally Murdered 63-Year-Old Man With Hatchet, Prosecutor Says

Details “The last thing Keith Bell saw was that defendant and this hatchet.” On Sept. 23, a Baltimore City prosecutor presented jurors with the alleged murder weapon that she said defendant... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Joinder Motion Gets December Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a December motions date to determine next steps for two men accused of a December 2023 fatal shooting. Joseph Coates, 40,... Read More

Two Co-Defendants Face Trial in West Lexington Street Robbery, Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled another hearing for the 20-year-old and 18-year-old co-defendants suspected of killing 19-year-old Darcell Mitchell on the 800 block of West Lexington... Read More

Murder Defendant Awaits Plea Offer

Details A 34-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Tony Dukes is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime and... Read More

North Curley Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details A 33-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in a Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing on Oct. 4. Defendant Jermaine Sanders is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets 2025 Trial Date After Week of Delays

Details A 31-year-old attempted murder defendant received a 2025 trial date after a week of delays forced his lawyer to ask for a postponement Oct. 4. Larry Winder III is charged... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant May Take Plea by January Trial Date

Details A 26-year-old accused of killing an individual in a drunk driving accident received a tentative trial date in the new year, despite his attorney’s believing the case may end in... Read More

Defendant in Spring Murder to Be Tried by Year’s End

Details A 28-year-old murder defendant received a December trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Timothy Knott is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime,... Read More

Defendant Receives 20-Year Sentence for Manslaughter Charges

Details A defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter charges on Oct. 3 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. In June, Jewel Crowder, 41, was convicted of manslaughter... Read More

Jury Convicts 60-Year-Old Man for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend in April 2023

Details A jury found 60-year-old Kenneth Craig guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 2 after his girlfriend was found brutally stabbed to death in Baltimore City’s Brooklyn neighborhood in 2023. Craig... Read More