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Judge Sets Sentencing For Defendant Who Accepts Murder Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong scheduled a sentencing for Kendal Harvell, 31, after he pleaded guilty to two charges on March 12. Harvell had a long discussion... Read More

39 Babies Gang Member Accepts 20 Year Guilty Plea in Longstanding Murder Case

Details After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Alleged South Paca Street Killer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June 30 jury trial for homicide defendant Damion Thomas, 44. Thomas is accused of killing Brian Nesbitt, 37, on Aug.... Read More

Defendant Slated for Trial in 5-Year Old Child’s Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a July 28 jury trial for 23-year-old Shaun Bullock Jr. on March 7. Bullock and his defense attorney, Andre Mahasa, are... Read More

Acquitted–Defendant Innocent on 11 of 13 Gun Counts

Details A jury acquitted attempted murder defendant Antonio Freeman, 37, of 11 of his 13 charges on March 5. No verdict was rendered for two charges of firearm use in a... Read More

Jury Trial Postponed in Blunt Force Trauma Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circus Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a May 30 motion hearing for 36-year-old homicide defendant Bryan Cherry after the prosecutor requested medical leave for an upcoming surgery.... Read More

Suspect in Self-Shooting Scheduled For Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a May 19 jury trial for defendant James Richardson, 54, on Feb. 28. Richardson is charged with possession of a firearm... Read More

Suspected Killer of High School Student May be Forced to Represent Himself

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland informed 25-year-old homicide defendant Roger Alvarado-Mendoza that he would have to represent himself at his July 17 jury trial if his defense... Read More

Court Reconsiders Trial Date For Pair Accused of Contract Killings

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled counsel for Cornell Moore, 38, and Keith Russell, 39 – codefendants in a chain of murder-to-hire homicides, non-fatal shootings, and carjackings... Read More

Mental Health Observation Rescheduled for Suspect in Electric Scooter Shooting

Details “Watch the news tonight. I just laid two Motherf***ers out!” Arnold Jackson, 54, reportedly told a witness on March 23, 2023 after allegedly attempting to murder two Black men on... Read More

Grieving Family Cries in Anguish After Jury Convicts 7-Eleven Killer

Details “What do you have to say for yourself?” Those were among the cries after the jury reached a guilty verdict for 22-year-old Daquan Woodard on Feb. 24. Woodard was convicted... Read More

Trial Postponed in Gwynn Oak Avenue Attempted Murder, Victim Shot 15 Times

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro postponed 32-year-old attempted murder defendant Darius Stepney’s jury trial on Feb. 19. On May 8, 2023, Stepney allegedly drove 30-year-old Lance Hickman... Read More

Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren Rejects Plea

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 14 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Defendant in Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a jury trial for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant William Demetrius Elliot for April 17. Elliot is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Firearms and Cellphone Evidence Linked to Appleton Street Murder Suspect

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over the third day of a jury trial for 29-year old defendant Kemonta Johnson. Johnson is accused of the murder of... Read More

Judges Sentences Convicted Murderer to Hefty Sentence Despite Family’s Mental Health Appeal

By Ben Andreseen [former] - December 17, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Home Page |

Details On Dec. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a 37-year-old Ahmad Moulden to a combined 54 years in prison. Moulden was convicted on June 12 of... Read More

Evidentiary Dispute Arises in Alleged Murder Case

Details Parties argued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazarow over evidence to be used in a first-degree murder trial on Dec. 2. Defendant Reginald Peay III, 30, is currently... Read More

Judge Acquits Murder Defendant of All Charges

By Ben Andreseen [former] - December 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Home Page | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones reached a verdict for a 30-year-old murder defendant on Nov. 19. Davon Parker was charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Denies Motions for Trial

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Home Page | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner sentenced a 27-year-old murder defendant to life in prison plus 15 years on Nov. 18. Ameer Gittens was convicted of first-degree murder and... Read More

Courtroom Disputes, Postpones Sentencing After Conviction of Attempted Murder

Details The sentencing for an attempted murder defendant was postponed on Oct. 22 as parties argued over the time to be served. Terrell Parker was found guilty earlier this year of... Read More

Night of the Shooting at a Convenience Store Pieced Together by Witnesses

Details Prosecution displayed evidence for the jury that will deliberate the charges of Sean Cherry in connection to a shooting that happened at a convenience store on Cold Spring Road on... Read More

Non-Fatal Shootings Rise, Homicides Decrease in September

Details Baltimore saw an increase in non-fatal shootings, but a decrease in homicides from August to September, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 27 non-fatal shootings reported... Read More

Shooter Pleads Guilty, Receives 61 Years

Details On Friday, March 1, 24-year-old Antonio Purisima appeared in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy to receive his sentence. After pleading guilty to the first-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Probation Violation Hearing Pushed for Third Time This Year

Details A 42-year-old Baltimore man’s probation violation hearing was postponed on Dec. 19 for the third time this year before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. Andre Chapel, who was... Read More