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Ben Dutcher
- February 21, 2025
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Details A murder suspect was convicted of all eight charges in a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Feb. 21. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is charged with first-degree... Read More
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Laura Flores
- February 20, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Brandon Adams, 19, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Feb. 19 after his initial competency hearing on Feb. 13 was postponed. Adams is... Read More
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Abraham Leo
, Jeff Levine - February 20, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels ordered a retrial for 33-year-old homicide defendant Jermaine Sanders after defense attorney Donald Wright brought forth new evidence during the sentencing hearing.... Read More
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Sage Cho
- February 20, 2025
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Details Counsel delivered opening arguments on the second day of 22-year-old murder defendant Daquan Woodard on Feb. 20, with defense attorney Maureen O’Leary delivering an argument that lasted approximately two minutes. ... Read More
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Kerryn Ayers
- February 20, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 46-year-old Keith Anderson to life on Feb. 18 in connection to the June 22, 2022 murder of Markeece Jordan, 29. Anderson... Read More
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Claire Schreiber
- February 19, 2025
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Details Malik McCormick, 24, was sentenced to life by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Feb. 19 for the murder of his former girlfriend and their unborn child. ... Read More
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Carmen Gregg
- February 19, 2025
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Details A jury trial for a murder case turned contentious before it went to postponement court on Feb. 19. Jamal Smith, 33, is on trial in relation to a June 16,... Read More
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Caroline Sutley
- February 19, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland denied homicide defendant Daquan Woodard’s request for a trial postponement on Feb. 19 after Woodard attempted to discharge his defense attorney. Woodard,... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou
- February 19, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 25-year-old homicide defendant Gerson Diaz-Arita to life on Feb. 18. Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 18, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a homicide in the Eastern District. On Feb. 15, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 1800... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 18, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide arrest in the Southeast District. On Feb. 15, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 6100 block of... Read More
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Kristen Wheeler
, Kerryn Ayers - February 14, 2025
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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
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Kerryn Ayers
, Kristen Wheeler - February 14, 2025
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Details Gregory Jones, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for an initial pre-trial hearing on Feb. 14. Jones is charged with first- degree murder, firearm use... Read More
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Kerryn Ayers
, Kristen Wheeler - February 14, 2025
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Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More
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Claire Schreiber
- February 14, 2025
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Details in closing arguments, lawyers debated whether evidence at trial clearly identified Davonte Hamlett, 22, as a homicide suspect. The proceeding was heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More
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Kerryn Ayers
- February 13, 2025
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Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou
- February 11, 2025
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Details A 23-year-old Baltimore County woman charged in the death of a one-year-old child rejected a plea deal on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Aurielle... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou
, Sage Cho - February 11, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou
- February 10, 2025
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Details A 61-year-old man manslaughter defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 10. Steven Heggie, Sr., is charged with first-degree child... Read More
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Claire Schreiber
- February 10, 2025
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Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More
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Abraham Leo
, --- staff --- - February 10, 2025
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Details Prosecutors introduced Baltimore CitiWatch surveillance footage as evidence in a case involving 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews in a Feb. 5 trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More
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Tomas Coles
- February 10, 2025
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Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the first day of homicide defendant Davonte Hamlett’s jury trial on Feb. 10. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over an emotional... Read More
By
Carmen Gregg
- February 7, 2025
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Details Jury selection began on a note of controversy in a first-degree murder trial on Feb. 7. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is on trial for the murder of Sherman Anderson, 25 on... Read More