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Defendant Was Misidentified in 2022 Attempted Murder at Charles Center Metro Station, Defense Argues

Details In defense of Draquan Smith, attorney Latoya Francis-Williams proclaimed to a jury on May 16 that no one involved in the attempted murder at Charles Center Metro Station in June... Read More

Judge Hands Down Sentences to Men Convicted of Fatal Shooting on East Belvedere Avenue

Details Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as... Read More

Grandfather and Grandson Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty in 2020 Murder

Details “Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore... Read More

N. Kenwood Avenue Attempted Murder Trial Delayed for Defense to Review Late Discovery

Details The trial of attempted homicide defendant Isiah Jewel was postponed on May 11 after defense counsel argued he received late discovery from the prosecution. Jewel is currently facing first and second-degree attempted... Read More

Credibility of Victim’s Friend Comes into Question in 2019 Murder Trial

Details Homicide defendant Aaron Michael Clubb shot and killed 22-year-old Jaquan Johnson during a drug deal gone bad, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on May 10 in what he described... Read More

Woman Charged with Bryant Avenue Shooting Takes Revised Plea Offer

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore woman accused of an attempted murder last May accepted a reduced plea on May 9 for a sentence of 18 years. In addition to attempted murder, defendant... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea for Shooting Outside Wow Tobacco and Grocery

Details Two Baltimore men pleaded down from attempted murder to assault and weapon charges on May 10 in connection to a carjacking investigation in June 2022. Damyus Morris, 21, and Trevon... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Female Defendant Convicted in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Murder Case

Details The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s ‘Final Judgement Is to Come’ for Drug-Related Shooting in 2020

Details Homicide defendant Chance Taylor was sentenced to ten years of incarceration on May 9 after moving forward with a plea offer rather than a retrial. A jury acquitted the 24-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Defendant Convicted in 2021 West Saratoga Street Shooting Homicide

Details On May 10, a Baltimore man convicted of murdering 32-year-old Tavon Hutton had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. During Wednesday’s hearing, defense attorney Natalie Finegar... Read More

Prosecution Offers One Month Incarceration for Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On May 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton agreed to incarcerate a manslaughter defendant for one month. Defense attorneys Janet K. Andersen and Robert A. Cohen appeared... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder, Hiding Her Body in Druid Hill Park

Details There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence... Read More

New Defense Counsel, Witness Availability Delays 2021 Washington Boulevard Murder Trial

Details A man accused of killing 27-year-old Kevin Kelly in 2021 had his trial postponed on May 10 due to changes in defense counsel and the prosecution’s witness availability. Marcus Owens,... Read More

N. Eutaw Street Attempted Murder Victim Initiated Confrontation, According to Court Documents

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man agreed to 10 years incarceration on May 9 in connection to an attempted murder in West Baltimore last year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Dorsey... Read More

Mother Forgives Co-Defendants Accused of Son’s Murder in 2019

Details In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the... Read More

Co-Defendants Begin Trial for South Mason Court Homicide

Details On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a... Read More

Prosecutor Accuses Defendant of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old in Opening Statements

Details On May 9, a Baltimore murder defendant who allegedly shot his housemates and killed a 17-year-old girl was retried. Defendant Lenny Epps appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for the... Read More

Woman Accused of Partner’s 4-Year-Old Son’s Death to Plead Guilty in December

Details A 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to... Read More

Victim’s Death Was ‘A Drug Deal Gone Bad, a Robbery Turned Fatal,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nearly four years after 26-year-old Jaquan Johnson was gunned down in the streets, his alleged killer, Aaron Michael Clubb, sat before a 12-person jury on May 9 as his defense counsel... Read More

Safe Streets Employee Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in 2020 Set for Sentencing in September

Details Manslaughter defendant Gardnel Carter is expected to be sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court this September upon agreeing to plead guilty to the death of Charles Buster Banks in 2020. The terms of the plea... Read More

Sibling Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Shooting Brother in 2020

Details On May 8, a homicide defendant accepted a guilty plea for murdering 24-year-old Jerron Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill. Defendant Jalonte Davis accepted a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Defendant’s Case in 2022 Elderon Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting to Appear in Mental Health Court

Details On May 8, an attempted murder defendant appeared on the reception court docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court in error, according to his defense attorney. Attorney James Sweeting III told Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Postpones Convicted Murder Defendant’s Hearing in 2021 Shooting Homicide Case

Details On May 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald Silkworth administratively postponed a convicted murder defendant’s hearing because they were not transported to court. Defense attorney David Walsh-Little reported that... Read More

Witness Identifies Defendant in Westwood Avenue Fatal Stabbing

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor’s witness identified 35-year-old Darius Williams as the suspect who fatally stabbed Eric Jones on June 25, 2020. During her closing argument on May 4, the prosecutor... Read More