Court

By Andrew Michaels - November 9, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

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

By Mya Wesley [former] - November 8, 2023
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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

By Kaliah Green [former] - November 8, 2023
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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

By Eleni Christou [former] - November 8, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

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

By Amel Kebede [former] - November 8, 2023
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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

By Kaliah Green [former] - November 7, 2023
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Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer opened the jury trial for attempted murder defendant Derrien Gamble.  Gamble, 20, is facing 39 charges, including multiple counts of... Read More

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - November 7, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters set a trial date for two first-degree attempted murder co-defendants in a reception court appearance. Tyrone Moulden and Marie... Read More

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - November 7, 2023
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Details First-degree attempted murder defendant Arnold Jackson who is represented by defense attorney Marci T. Johnson received a trial date during an appearance in reception court on Nov. 7. Baltimore City... Read More

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - November 7, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Attempted murder defendant Deon Hudson has not been offered a plea because prosecutors say the investigation against him is ongoing. On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 7, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel for a 47-year-old attempted homicide defendant argued for his client’s release on Nov. 7, saying the victim actually attacked the defendant and her dog with a machete moments... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 7, 2023
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Details A 43-year-old Baltimore man accused of firing a gun in the air in September was released on his own recognizance on Nov. 7 and ordered to complete an addiction treatment... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 7, 2023
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Details Evidence in the murder trial of 45-year-old Levar Cooper will leave jurors with more questions than answers, according to defense counsel Michael Tomko, as the only witness who identified his... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 7, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters scheduled the trial of a 47-year-old attempted murder defendant.  Antwain Jackson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 7, 2023
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Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters presided over the scheduling hearing for a robbery defendant who has been waiting two years to be tried. Rico... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 7, 2023
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Details On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters scheduled the trial of a murder defendant in the new year despite his attorney’s objections. Roger Alvarado-Mendoza is charged... Read More

By Amna Syed [former] - November 7, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 6, jurors listened to closing arguments in the attempted murder trial of 38-year-old defendant Isaac Baylis, Jr. before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton.  Baylis is... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 6, 2023
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Details On Nov. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton continued a 35-year-old vehicular manslaughter defendant’s hearing to allow further plea negotiations. Russell Anthony Edwards, Jr., is charged with... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 6, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled a 34-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial after he rejected the prosecution’s plea offer. Andre Brisbon is charged with... Read More

By Mya Wesley [former] - November 6, 2023
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Details On Nov. 6, 28-year-old Josh Roberts accepted the assistant state’s attorney’s plea offer and pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.  Roberts, represented by Brian Bishop,... Read More

By Racquel Bazos [former] - November 5, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 2, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. Karen Terry is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

By Hannah Rainer [former] - November 5, 2023
Court | Data | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details September ended with a decrease in homicides in Baltimore City yet an increase in non-fatal shootings, according to Baltimore Witness data. There was a slight increase in non-fatal shootings in... Read More

By Andrew Michaels - November 4, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details The sentencing of attempted murder convict Draquan Smith was postponed on Nov. 2 when defense counsel requested to reschedule the proceedings pending the outcome of a separate homicide case against... Read More

By Shiloh Eschbach [former] - November 4, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Oct. 31, the defense attorney for a Baltimore man accused of the homicide of a 13-year-old girl asked the jury not to let her “absolutely tragic death” fuel their... Read More

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - November 4, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby presided as the verdict sheet was read to the court. Attempted murder defendant Quinton Hillery was found not guilty of all the... Read More