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17-Year-Old Accused of Murder Offered Life Sentence

Details The prosecution in a murder case offered a 17-year-old teenager a plea deal in connection to an incident that occurred on Jan. 17. During reception court before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Teenager Arrested Following Road Rage Incident that Led to Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department have arrested a 17-year-old male suspect for shooting and killing 52-year-old Daniel Pitts after a possible road rage incident on April 14. The 17-year-old male suspect,... Read More

Two Dead and One Injured on Gelston Drive

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Feb. 16. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 3500 block of Gelston... Read More

15-Year-Old Teen Involved In Shootout Outside School Denied Bail

Details A 15-year-old Baltimore teenager charged in an attempted murder was denied bail on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. On Thursday, Judge Jackson listened as... Read More

17-Year-old Juvenile Arrested for Fatal Shooting

Details A 17-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man on Jan. 17. The Baltimore Police Department reported the arrest of a juvenile teen a week... Read More

15-Year-Old Teen Denied Bail After Claiming Self-Defense in Drive-By Shooting

Details A 15-year-old Baltimore student charged in a non-fatal shooting was denied bail on Jan. 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. On Thursday, Judge Jackson listened as... Read More

Youth Defendant Accused of Shooting Man During Armed Robbery Denied Bail

Details A juvenile defendant accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint in their apartment was denied bail on Jan. 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip Jackson. The Baltimore resident... Read More

Transfer Hearing Set in Case for Teen Charged As Adult

Details Counsel discussed a potential date for a teen’s transfer hearing from the Department of Youth Services during a court hearing on Nov. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Mass Shooting Injures 7 on North Montford Ave.

Details Seven people were injured in a mass shooting in the afternoon on Nov. 28 along North Montford Avenue. Around 3:35 p.m. on Sunday, Baltimore Police Department officers were called to... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Shooting Defendant

Details A 15-year-old teenager was denied bail on Nov. 18 after he allegedly fired a gun at a car on his way home from school. During bail review on Thursday, the... Read More

16-Year-Old Attempted Homicide Defendant Awaits Transfer

Details A 16-year-old teenager charged with attempted homicide will return to reception court next year pending his juvenile transfer. The Baltimore resident is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first... Read More

Baltimore Sees 3 Shootings Within an Hour

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating three shootings that occurred within an hour of one another on Nov. 5. Following a shooting on Clifton Avenue around 1:30 a.m. and another... Read More

Juvenile Released on Home Detention After Allegedly Firing Gun Across Traffic

Details A 17-year-old juvenile was released on electronic home monitoring on Nov. 4 after he allegedly fired a handgun across four lanes of traffic. During bail review before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Convicted Murderer Testifies He Shot Victim in Self-Defense

Details The defendant in a decade-old homicide case testified on Nov. 1 that he shot the victim in self-defense after the victim allegedly attempted to kill him weeks prior. Damien Davon... Read More

Reliability of Murder/Rape Case DNA Challenged During Trial

Details A forensic expert testified during a motions hearing for the case of a 17-year-old who allegedly raped and killed an 83-year-old woman in 2018. According to CBS Baltimore, Tyrone Harvin... Read More

Trial Set for 18 Year Old Charged With Attempted Murder

Details A trial date was set for an 18-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder during reception court on Oct. 14 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Michael Reed, who was 17 at... Read More

15-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Denied Bail for Third Time

Details A Baltimore teen was denied bail a third time on Oct. 14 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Damonyae Malone is being charged as an adult with first-degree-murder and firearm use... Read More

Trial Set for 4 Co-Defendants Charged With Murder

Details A trial date was set for four co-defendants, each charged with three counts of first-degree murder, during reception court on Oct. 5 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kevin Cleveland, 27,... Read More

Two Teens Charged with Attempted Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department has charged two male juveniles with attempted first-degree murder following their arrests in August and September. According to a news release, the juveniles are charged in... Read More

Judge Denies 14 Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Bail Motion Again

Details A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 15-year-old boy was denied bail a second time on Sept. 30 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Damonyae Malone was first denied bail on... Read More

Teen Accused of Killing 18-Year-Old Rejects Plea

Details A teenager, who was 17 when he and two co-defendants allegedly killed an 18-year-old, rejected a plea offer and had a trial date set during reception court Sept. 20 at... Read More

Man Accused of Murdering His Stepmom Likely to Accept Plea

Details A man charged in the fatal stabbing of his stepmom will likely accept a plea but is waiting for the victim’s family and his mother to come into town on... Read More

Boy Charged with Murder of 15-Year-Old Waiting for Juvenile Transfer Hearing

Details A 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy is waiting for his juvenile transfer hearing and a motions hearing. Damonyae Malone, now 15, is charged as an adult... Read More

Juvenile Charged With Discharging Firearm Waiting for Juvenile Transfer

Details A juvenile charged as an adult for various firearm-related charges is awaiting his juvenile transfer hearing. The 17-year-old is charged with possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, possession... Read More

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