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‘This Was an Execution,’ Prosecutor Says in Closing Arguments for Royal Farms Murder Case

Details The brief yet dramatic trial of a Royal Farm security guard who killed a man inside the store on the 1800 block of Washington Boulevard concluded on Aug. 30 before... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant in Belair Road Attempted Murder Case

Details On Aug. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a trial for defendant, Ira Linton’s, attempted murder case. The prosecutor requested the postponement because a Baltimore Police... Read More

Columbia Defendant Denied Bail for Allegedly Shooting Through Ex’s Front Door

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby cited an attempted homicide defendant’s criminal history was among the reasons for denying his bail on Sept. 1 for allegedly shooting through... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bloomingdale Road Firearm Incident

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Cynthia H. Jones heard the case of a defendant who had been charged in relation to a discharged firearm on Dec. 16, 2022.... Read More

Acquitted: Attempted Murder Defendant Headed to Trial in December in 2022 Greenmount Avenue Shooting Case

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. “My client rejects this offer and continues to reject it,” said a defendant’s new lawyer after hearing the prosecutor’s plea... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Rosedale Court Attempted Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant who is accused of committing an attempted murder in 2022. Defendant Salim... Read More

Defendant Accepts Alford Plea in Pregnant Girlfriend’s 2018 Assault, Miscarriage

Details On Aug. 29, a Baltimore man accepted an Alford plea to the 2018 assault of his pregnant girlfriend that led to the death of his unborn son before Baltimore City... Read More

Prosecutor Offers Defendant Deal in Attempted Murder Case if She Testifies Against Her Codefendant

Details On Aug. 30, a prosecutor told a 29-year-old attempted murder defendant that he would only charge her with assault in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case if she agreed to testify... Read More

Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Defendant Accused with 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Charges against a non-fatal shooting defendant were dropped on Aug. 29 due to the victim’s unwillingness to testify in court, according to the prosecution. The prosecutor waived the appearance of... Read More

‘I’m Lucky to Be Alive,’ Says Victim at Brother’s Plea Hearing for 2022 Shooting Above Animal Hospital

By Racquel Bazos [former] - August 30, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Exactly one year after the 2022 incident, a 63-year-old defendant accepted a guilty plea and was sentenced in the shooting of his brother above Light Street Animal Hospital before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing in Murder Case to Allow Assignment of New Defense Attorney

Details Defendant Devon Young appeared in reception court on Aug. 29 with his previous defense attorney, Henry Barnes. Barnes stated that Young had requested for another attorney to represent him. Barnes... Read More

Royal Farms Security Guard ‘Wanted a Reason’ to Shoot Victim, Prosecutor Says

Details Marquise Powell, his girlfriend and his sister had recently left a Halloween party around 3:00 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2022, and stopped for some snacks and drinks at a Royal... Read More

Defense Attorney Causes Delay in Trial for Dellwood Avenue Attempted Murder Suspect

Details On Aug. 28, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a trial for an attempted murder defendant do to his attorney being unavailable. Defendant Tyqwaun Kells was scheduled to start... Read More

Detective Causes Delay in Kirk Avenue Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Aug. 28, a prosecutor requested a postponement of a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial due to a detective’s availability. Since this was the second trial postponement for David Boyd’s... Read More

Homicide Defendant Fires Attorney, Represents Himself As Jury Trial Begins

Details “This is unusual. Why do I say this is unusual? Because I’m the defendant.” Hours earlier, on Aug. 28, defendant George Pullet fired his defense attorney, James Sweeting III, in... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Dolphin Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Aug. 26 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for defendant Ardie Jenkins in connection to a firearm discharging incident in 2022. The prosecutor standing... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Six Years for Fatally Shooting Eight-Year-Old Brother

Details The sound of 18-year-old Devin Wilson’s rattling chains echoed throughout a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on Aug. 25 as the defendant’s mother tearfully asked the judge for her son to... Read More

‘I Don’t Want Nothing to Do With Him’ Says Defendant to Attorney Following Retrial Postponement in 2017 Murder Case

Details Defendant Sean Morris received a new retrial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn following requests for postponement from both sides of counsel. On Aug. 25, Baltimore... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Valley Court Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a defendant who is accused in the 2013 murder of Antonio Mays. The defendant,... Read More

29-Year-Old Woman Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder After Running Husband Over in Marriott Parking Lot in 2021

Details Jurors sat quietly in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton’s courtroom on Aug. 24 as they watched security footage of a husband and wife arguing in the valet... Read More

New, Unavailable Counsel Delays Decision on Trial Date for 2021 Homicide Defendant

Details Stand-in attorneys for new counsel for both the defense and prosecution were unable to schedule a trial date for a defendant accused of two 2021 murders before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Prosecutor Fails to Offer Plea in Social Media Fight Turned Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a date for a defendant’s motion hearing a trial after the prosecutor failed to offer her a plea deal on Aug. 25 in... Read More

Prosecutor Says Video Shows Defendant Followed Victims Before Fatal Robbery on Bloomingdale Road in July 2019

Details Brittany Foster and Julien Rosaly were brutally murdered on July 2, 2019, during an attempted robbery on Bloomingdale Road. Two young men were charged with the crime, but it is... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Two Years for Firing Gun in Celebration of New Year’s

Details Firing guns in Baltimore City to celebrate New Year’s Day is “a city tradition that should go away,” defense attorney Janet Andersen said on Aug. 23 during her client’s sentencing... Read More