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Police Evidence Presented in Murder Retrial

Details The second murder trial of Anton Harris, 37, continued with prosecution testimony on Aug. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Harris is accused of a murder... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Postponed to Accommodate New Lawyer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted shooting defendant Danny Gonzalez, 20, a postponement after he changed defense counsel on Aug. 4. Defense attorney Natalie A. Finegar will... Read More

Schedule Conflict Postpones Double-Shooting Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted Raymond Wyatt III, 21, a postponement in a double-shooting since his defense attorney Marci T. Johnson is tied up on another... Read More

Graphic Murder Images Evoke Courtroom Emotions

Details The jury saw graphic images of a murder but heard different versions of events in the homicide trial of Montay Brown on Aug. 1. Brown, 19, is charged with the... Read More

Police Witnesses Draw Picture of a Homicide

Details Five officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were called to testify by the prosecution against 20-year-old Montay Brown on July 31. Brown is accused of first-degree murder and firearm... Read More

Trial Date Set 3 Months Past Mandatory Deadline

Details A trial date in the case of 23-year-old Dale Haddix was set for late October on Aug. 1. Haddix is accused of first-degree murder and several firearms charges in connection... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Downtown Shooting, Sentenced to 5 Years

By Maya St. Hillaire [former] - August 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Malik Joseph, 29, accepted a guilty plea on Aug. 1 for his role in a non-fatal shooting that occurred in downtown Baltimore before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K.... Read More

Liquor Store Murder Focuses on Witness Interview

By Sophia Strocko - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Testimony continued on July 30 in the trial of a 27-year-old man accused of repeatedly and fatally shooting another man in the head outside of a Baltimore liquor store. Amir... Read More

Closings in Trial of ‘Execution Style’ Murder

Details Attorneys delivered closing arguments in the murder trial of Amir Barnes-Henderson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on July 31. Barnes-Henderson, 27, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Prosecution Witness Won’t Cooperate in Murder Trial

Details A key witness for the prosecution became uncooperative on the stand July 30 during the murder trial of 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S.... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ruled that Richard Green, 61, was to remain in an in-patient case unit as he is still incompetent to stand trial on... Read More

Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial, Deemed ‘Dangerous’

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin deemed Amith Kumar, 45, as ‘dangerous’ in his sixth month mental health evaluation. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and... Read More

Judge Finds Defendant’s Competency Evaluation ‘Unacceptable’

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin told stand-in defense attorney Sharon Boggins on July 30 that the mental competency evaluation of Ajay Wiggins, 26, was “unacceptable” after finding... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea

Details Christopher Correlli stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. Dipietro on July 29 and took a plea in relation to a non-fatal shooting incident. Correlli, 22, was initially... Read More

Medical Issue Postpones Murder Trial for a Third Time

By Jane Cox [former] - July 30, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On July 30, the prosecution requested a postponement of 20-year-old Dejuan Cole’s trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The request was to accommodate the prosecutor’s medical leave. ... Read More

Judge Rules Part of a Disputed 911 Call Admissible at Murder Trial

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 30, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Defense attorney Stephanie L. Salter argued that one of the three 911 calls made pertaining to the tatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Johnson should be thrown becasue the caller identified... Read More

Suspect Pleads Guilty to Child’s Murder

Details On July 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays accepted a guilty plea from Shawn Bullock, 23, for murdering five-year-old Nivea Anderson. Bullock was charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Jury Selection Begins for Point-Blank Shooting Suspect

By Sophia Strocko - July 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On July 29, jury selection began for the case of a 20-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head at close range while stopped at a Baltimore... Read More

Trial Begins for Liquor Store ‘Execution Style’ Murder

Details The trial of Amir Barnes-Henderson, 27, began July 29 before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Barnes Henderson is charged with first-degree murder and several firearm charges in relation... Read More

Prosecution Dismisses Madison Avenue Murder Case For Want of Evidence

Details All murder charges were dismissed July 29 against co-defendants Kalim Satterfield and Darrell Morton before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong due to insufficient evidence. Satterfield, 26, and... Read More

Opening Statements in Fatal Car Shooting Trial

Details Prosecutors emphasized the cruelty of a shooting that left 33-year-old Garfield Redd, who was shot in the head while stopped at an intersection, dead. In contrast, the defense urged jurors... Read More

Defense Moves to Suppress Evidence of ‘Murder’ Nickname

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Defense attorney Alex B. Leikus moved to suppress evidence with the nickname ‘Murder’ for his client Montay Brown, 20, on July 28 in a pre-trial motion. The prosecution objected on... Read More

Defendant Innocent of First Degree Assault, Guilty on Other Charges

Details A jury reached a not guilty verdict on the most serious charge facing defendant Jerome Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B Schiffer on July 25. Davis, 36... Read More

2024 Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea, Maintains Innocence

By Cecilia Wetzel [former] - July 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Defendant Scott Jay accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M Bryant on July 28. Jay is accused of shooting a firearm at three unidentified men... Read More