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Prosecutor Dismisses Charges Against 19-Year-Old Defendant in Rodman Way Attempted Murder Case

Details A defendant accused in an attempted murder case had his charges dismissed by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on the morning of Aug. 23.... Read More

Tense Plea Negotiations Result in 15 Year Sentence for 2022 N. Carey Street Homicide Defendant

Details A 38-year-old defendant’s jury trial was supposed to begin on Aug. 24; instead, the assistant state’s attorneys assigned to the case gave him three different plea offers to consider, one... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing in 2018 Double Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn entered a continuance on Aug. 23 for a hearing regarding a Baltimore man charged with manslaughter. Judge Phinn issued this continuance at... Read More

June Death Initially Ruled a Suicide Upgraded to a Homicide

Details On June 24, at approximately 12:17 a.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to a home on the 1400 block of McCulloh Street for a report... Read More

Judge Orders Motion to Transfer Defendant in 2021 Homicide of MTA Bus Driver

Details On Aug. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria postponed a 32-year-old defendant’s collateral hearing to allow the attorneys in the case time to write a joint motion... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant Accused of Discharging a Firearm on Carroll Park Golf Course

Details On Aug. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant George Thomas, who is accused of discharging a firearm in Baltimore City. No plea was offered... Read More

Defendant in T-Mobile Homicide Case Receives Approval for Further Evaluation From Judge

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch spoke on behalf of her client in mental health court on Aug. 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge E. Gale Raisin to request her client undergo an additional mental... Read More

No-Show Victim Leads to Attempted Murder Case’s Dismissal

Details Attempted murder charges against 24-year-old Nahshon Rooks were dismissed on Aug. 22 after the victim did not appear in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Rooks was charged with attempted first and... Read More

Trial Begins for Virginia Woman Accused of Running Over Husband

Details On Aug. 23, defense attorney Tony Garcia and the prosecutor assigned to the case gave their opening statements before Baltimore City Court Judge Dana M. Middleton in the trial of... Read More

Man Accused of 60-Year-Old’s Murder Acquitted of All Charges

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted of murder and weapons charges on Aug. 22 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard granted defense counsel’s motion for judgement of... Read More

Defendant Rejects 15-Year Plea Offer in West Lombard Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 21-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder rejected a 15-year plea deal offered in reception court on Aug. 22. Defendant Tyrell Whitt, who was represented by Maureen O’leary, appeared before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Schedules Plea Hearing for Nursing Assistant Accused of Pushing, Killing Elderly Man

Details On Aug. 21, defense attorney Gabriel Christian told Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn there may be a possible resolution in the case of his client, Obiageriaku Iheanacho, who... Read More

Prosecutor Dismisses Grace Court Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On Aug. 21, a prosecutor dismissed an attempted murder case against a 22-year-old defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to Damon... Read More

Judge Grants Bail to Defendant Accused of Shooting Man on His Property

Details A retired Marine Corp. officer accused in a non-fatal shooting case was granted bail by a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge on Aug. 22. Defendant Antonio Fitzhugh appeared in front of... Read More

January Stoll Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea, Awaits November Trial

Details On Aug. 21, a 38-year-old defendant appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to reject a plea offer from the prosecutor assigned to the... Read More

Judge Schedules Motion Hearing for Homicide Defendant Facing More Than 60 Charges

Details A prosecutor assigned to a 2022 murder case had no offer for the defendant on Aug. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Tyshaun Williams, who... Read More

Misunderstanding Over Defendant’s Legal Representation Postpones Attempted Murder Trial

Details A clerical error involving an attempted murder defendant’s legal representation caused the postponement of his jury trial on Aug. 21. James Sutton was scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday... Read More

Defendant Takes 15-Year Plea for Friend’s Murder on Griffis Avenue

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting his friend was sentenced to 15 years incarceration on Aug. 21 when he accepted a plea offer from the prosecution. Carlos James... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Pushed to October for W. Fayette Street Fatal Robbery

Details The sentencing of 32-year-old homicide defendant Jerome Johnson was cancelled on Aug. 22 and pushed to October for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea in Sinclair Lane Non-Fatal Shooting Neighbor Dispute

Details On Aug. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a 44-year-old defendant after he rejected a plea offer. The assistant state’s attorney offered... Read More

2021 Double-Homicide Defendant Returns to Reception Court After Mistrial

Details After a mistrial was declared on Aug. 11 due to a hung jury, defendant Montay Shuler appeared on Aug. 18 in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa M. Phinn... Read More

‘I Have Absolutely No Sympathy for You,’ Says Stepmother to 17-Year-Old Convicted of Stepson’s Murder

Details On Aug. 17, family and friends of deceased 33-year-old Bernard Nathaniel Tillman filled Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard’s courtroom to give victim impact statements during defendant Shamar Carter’s sentencing. Tillman’s stepmother... Read More

Man Acquitted Of 17-Year-Old Teen’s Murder Faces Retrial For Weapons Charge

Details A Baltimore man will be retried this November for a weapons charge in the homicide case of 17-year-old Ray Glasgow, nearly a year after the defendant was found not guilty... Read More

‘My Son Was Taken by Senseless Gun Violence,’ Says Victim’s Mother to 16-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing

Details On Aug. 17, a 16-year-old defendant charged with first-degree murder was sentenced to 21 years in an adult prison by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, despite a... Read More