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Judge Considers Reduced Sentence For Defendant in 1999 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays heard arguments for the reduction of Davon Alston’s murder sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act (JRA) on July 15. The JRA allows... Read More

Judge Allows Attempted Murder Co-Defendants’ To Be Tried Together

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a motion for joinder for co-defendants Keon Brooks and Donte Mack on July 15, allowing the cases to be tried as... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery After Unsuccessfully Claiming Ineffective Counsel

Details After a back-and-forth with the court, Dewan Houshins, 26, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and felony firearm use, receiving a combined sentence of 15 years plus five years supervised probation from... Read More

Trial Continues for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details The jury trial of Christopher Boykin, 26, continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Geller on June 25. Boykin is on trial for 20 charges, including conspiracy to commit... Read More

Life in Prison, Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Omar Passmore, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and unlawful use of a firearm on June 24, accepting a plea deal of life in prison and 20 concurrent years for... Read More

Man Convicted of Hit-and-Run Faces New Charges

Details Dayawnis Mason, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for a violation of probation hearing on June 17. According to charging documents, on Aug. 4, 2018,... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea in Attempted Murder Case

Details A June 5 hearing focused on the attempted murder of two people on Jan. 2, in the 2600 block of E. Federal Street. The victims, a man and woman, were... Read More

Jury Finds Metro Shooting Suspect Guilty of Attempted Murder

Details A jury found 25-year-old Keshawn Luckey guilty on May 28 of attempted second-degree murder, firearm use and possession as a prohibited person, and related firearm charges for attempting to shoot... Read More

Calendar Conflicts Impede Love Triangle Shooting Trial

Details Scheduling conflicts hindered setting a trial date for attempted murder defendant Juan Jumal Foster, 44, in a May 2 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Defense... Read More

Defendant Sentenced For Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

Details “I never intended to hurt anyone, and I’m sorry,” said defendant Christopher Holland at his sentencing hearing. He apologized before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey for shooting and... Read More

Suspect’s Mental Issues Postpone Attempted Murder Case

Details A plea hearing was cut short April 21 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Ausby found attempted murder defendant Armonie Casimir, 23, in need of mental competency evaluation. Judge... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sentencing For a Domestic Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow rescheduled a sentencing hearing for Tavon Jones, 24, after parties were unable to agree on his sentence on April 16. Jones faces... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details Dontre Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and firearm use in a violent crime before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Piper F. McKeithen on April 14. He initially... Read More

Shooting Defendant Prepares for Jury Trial After Murder Conviction

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 28 jury trial for Derrien Gamble, 22, on April 11. Judge Martin Schreiber II will preside over the hearing.... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Want to Join Cases in a Murder Trial

Details Three men accused of murdering 19-year-old Cameran Holt on Oct. 27, 2024 are set to appear before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on May 29 in an effort... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Defendant in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Tyrone Payne’s ex-girlfriend took the stand April 9 to testify against him on the second day of his double-homicide trial. Payne, 24, and co-defendant, Vincent “Smurf” Harris, 27, are charged... Read More

July Trial Scheduled for Liquor Store Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July jury trial date for murder defendant Amir C. Barnes-Henderson, 26, on April 4. Henderson will appear before Baltimore City... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Reopened on Constitutional Grounds

Details “This is my life that I’m currently fighting for.” Anton Harris, 37, said on April 4 as he begged Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a fair... Read More

Heated Debate in Closings Over Off-Duty Cop’s Killing

Details Closing arguments over who was responsible for a policeman’s killing grew heated in Dion Thompson‘s murder trial on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays “All... Read More

Jonestown Stabbing Defendant’s Trial Results in a Hung Jury

Details A panel of jurors failed to reach a consensus March 27 over the homicide trial of 41-year-old Fielding Bame. Bame is charged with second-degree murder and intent to injure with... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Killing 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 28-year-old murder defendant Omar Passmore’s jury trial on March 24. Judge Copeland rescheduled Passmore’s jury trial for June 24. He will... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Duo Accused in Madison Avenue Murder Case

Details Defendants Kalim Satterfield, 26, and Darrell Morton, 37, will face a jury trial together on July 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The duo is accused... Read More

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