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‘I Am Not an Animal,’ Says Defendant in Sentencing

Details Lenny Epps, who was convicted in May, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton on Sept. 18 for sentencing. In May, Epps was convicted by a jury... Read More

Closing Arguments in Murder Linked to Prostitution Case

Details On Sept. 18, the jury heard closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. in the case of 24-year-old first-degree murder defendant Reubin McFadden. According to... Read More

Counsel’s Recovery Delays Trial for Roosevelt Park Shooting Defendant

Details On Sept. 15, a jury trial in a shooting case l before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels had to be rescheduled so the defense attorney could recover... Read More

Judge Hears Closing Statements in Domestic Murder Case

Details Closing arguments saw both parties direct the jury’s attention to the evidence in a murder for the last time. On Sept. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Set for December Trial After Rejecting 15-Year Plea Offer

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man facing attempted murder and weapons charges rejected a plea offer of 15 years incarceration on Sept. 13 and is expected for trial later this year. During... Read More

Judge Hears Opening Statements for Third Defendant in 2019 Shipley Hill Murder Case

Details On Sept. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. heard the opening statements from the prosecution and defense in a murder case on Shipley Hill back in 2019. The... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant Charged in Edmondson Avenue Murder

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled to continue the hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defense attorney Brandon Patterson was present in... Read More

Pennsylvania Man Awaits Trial Date After Waiving Speedy Trial Right

By Andrew Michaels - September 13, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with murder in Baltimore City waived his speedy trial right on Sept. 13 to give his defense counsel time to prepare for trial. Jaheim Battle,... Read More

Woman Accused of 2021 N. Milton Avenue Homicide Released on Home Detention

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has released homicide defendant Bolondalay Banks on home detention after considering what defense counsel argued was a lack of evidence linking the 40-year-old woman... Read More

‘This Entire Case Is a Textbook of Poor Investigation,’ Says Defense Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard opening statements from the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney Donald Wright on Sept. 13 for murder trial. Wright is representing... Read More

Defendant Denied Bail in Connection to Shooting at Ex-Girlfriend and Her Family

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting at his ex-girlfriend and her family members during an argument last month was denied bail on Sept. 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea in 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend

Details On Sept. 12, a 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty to shooting her girlfriend in 2022 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels. Quajeebah Stinnette and her attorney, James Sweeting... Read More

Defendant Accepts Pleas in 2019 Killing of Cousin, 2021 Prison Murder

Details On Sept. 11, Baltimore City Court Judge John A. Howard accepted the guilty pleas of a defendant in both his pending cases. Although scheduled to begin his jury trial in... Read More

Following Guilty Plea, Judge Sentences 54-Year-Old Murder and Arson Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey sentenced a 54-year-old homicide defendant on Sept. 7 after he accepted the prosecution’s plea offer. Defendant Keith Fleming was represented by public... Read More

Jury Trial Begins With New Suspect Added in Derby Manor Drive Homicide Case

Details On Sept. 11, a jury trial began for the joined cases of Freedom Brown and Devon Pailin before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. The assistant state’s attorney... Read More

Twenty-Year-Old Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - September 11, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert presided over a plea hearing on Sept. 11. Daejon Malloy accepted the deal along with his attorney, Augustine Okeke, present at the... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Offer in Child Shooting Case

Details A defendant accepted a plea offer in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Sept. 11. Teonte Raone accepted a plea deal for a total of... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details Defendant Nadeem Tajdin and his defense lawyer, Robert Cohen, rejected a prosecution plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Tajdin, 49, is charged with two counts... Read More

Retrial of HBO’s ‘Charm City Kings’ Actress Coming in 2024

Details The retrial of HBO’s “Charm City Kings” actress Lakeyria Doughty is expected to occur in early 2024 after stacked cases and prosecutor availability postponed her initial Sept. 8 retrial date.... Read More

Bail Denied for Defendant in Self-Inflicted Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos denied bail for a man experiencing medical complications from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and lack of adequate childcare at... Read More

Defendant Initially Charged With Attempted Murder Accepts Plea Following Victim’s Death

Details On Sept. 6, a prosecutor offered a 31-year-old homicide defendant a plea that will run consecutively to his current sentence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Corey... Read More

Counsel Will Attempt to Resolve 15-Year-Old’s Murder Case Before Trial, Prosecutor Says

Details Counsel is attempting to resolve the case of 15-year-old homicide defendant Costello Simms short of trial for the murder of 21-year-old Ronald Boone, according to a Baltimore City prosecutor. Simms... Read More

Jury Acquits Man of Attempted Murder Charges From 2021 Police Standoff

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted 41-year-old Jermaine Jeter of several attempted murder charges on Sept. 8 in connection to an alleged standoff with Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers in 2021.... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Death of MTA Driver Takes Plea

Details Hours into jury selection, a 54-year-old defendant accepted a plea bargain instead on Sept. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. After previously rejecting the offer... Read More