Juveniles Archives - Page 14 of 17

Prosecution Unable to Respond to Defense’s Not Criminally Responsible Plea on Behalf of Mom Accused of Murdering Children

Details During a Nov. 14 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a murder defendant and presided over parties as they discussed possible... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Fires Defense Counsel

Details On Nov. 9, a man charged in the death of his girlfriend’s unborn child fired his defense counsel Brandon Mead after filing a complaint against him before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Bail Denied to Man Charged with Shooting and Kidnapping Three ‘Squeegee Boys’

Details On Nov. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong denied bail to a man charged with kidnapping three members of the group notoriously known as the “squeegee boys” and... Read More

Victim’s Mental Health Crisis Delays Start of Attempted Murder Trial

Details An assistant state’s attorney asked had their request to have an attempted murder trial postponed to the new year denied on Nov. 2 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Police Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting of 14-Year-Old

Details Detectives for the Baltimore Police Department are looking for answers in the shooting of a teen on Oct. 30. On Sunday, at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers responded to the 3900... Read More

Trial Date Set for Man Charged In 2020 Killing of 1-Year-Old

Details A homicide defendant had his trial date set for June 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct 31. Paul Dion Hardy Jr. was scheduled to... Read More

16-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Plea Offer Expected in 2 Weeks, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City assistant state’s attorney is expected to offer a plea to a 16-year-old homicide defendant within the next two weeks, the prosecutor informed Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Sept.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to Lack of Counsel

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore teen charged in a 2020 homicide had his hearing to select a trial date rescheduled for October due to not having a defense counsel on Sept. 21. ... Read More

Judge Denies Sentence Modification For Man Charged with Five-Month-Old Daughter’s Murder

Details A Baltimore City judge denied defense counsel’s motion to modify the 18-year prison sentence of a man charged with the murder of his five-month-old daughter in 2015. Jeffrey McKinney accepted... Read More

Adnan Syed: One of Many Overturned Convictions in Baltimore City

Details On Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, cheers from Adnan Syed’s family and supporters erupted throughout the courtroom as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn announced her decision to overturn his... Read More

After 29 Years in Prison, Judge Grants Release for ‘Exemplary Inmate’ Sentenced to Life as a Teen

Details In 1994, 17-year-old Anthony Sylvester Fair was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Rodney Lamont, 17, and William Joseph Fortune, 38. Fair, now 45, was 15 when he committed... Read More

Motion to Modify Sentence Postponed for Mother Convicted of Manslaughter

Details On Sept. 12, defense counsel for a six-year-old manslaughter case brought a motion before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones to discuss the modification of his client’s sentence. On Monday, Anne... Read More

19-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Acquitted of All Charges After Retrial

Details After less than a day of jury deliberation, Tracy Allen Jones was found not guilty of fatally shooting 21-year-old Davron Dorsey outside the EZ-Shop Grocery store in June 2019. A... Read More

Jury Begins Deliberations in 2019 Execution-Style Murder

Details “There’s not just one doubt. There are many doubts,” defense attorney Michael Tomko said during closing arguments on Sept. 12. “This is a modern day who-done-it.” His client, Tracy Allen... Read More

19-Year-Old Murder Defendant’s Counsel Questions Police Procedure

Details On Sept. 9, during the second murder trial for a 19-year-old defendant, his defense counsel questioned the Baltimore Police Department’s procedure in collecting evidence and identifying suspects. Tracy Allen Jones,... Read More

Trial Date Set For Mother Charged in the Death of Her 1-Year-Old

Details Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a mother charged in the murder of her baby on Sept. 8 after she was found competent to stand trial. ... Read More

Police Investigate Presstman Street Teen Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Home Page | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Sept. 7, at approximately 4:02 p.m., Western District officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 2200 block of Presstman Street. When patrol officers arrived they found a... Read More

Police Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Boy

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - September 6, 2022
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating the non-fatal shooting of a teen on Sept 5. According to the news release, at approximately 6:47 p.m., officers responded to gunfire in the... Read More

Police Charge Teen With Homicide in High School Shooting

Details On Sept. 2, officers with the Baltimore Police Department arrested a 17-year-old male, charging him with first-degree murder. According to a press release, the teen was arrested after 17-year-old Jeremiah... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide At Local High School

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles |

Details On Sept. 2, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 3600 block of Tivoly Avenue to investigate a reported shooting at a local high school. According to a... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial Postponed

Details Two homicide co-defendants had their trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more evidence on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darell Parker and William Holloman, both... Read More

Baltimore Man Accepts 5-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man accepted a plea of five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jerome Faulkner, 39, was initially charged... Read More

Defendant Takes The Stand To Deny Killing His 5-Month-Old Daughter

Details Anthony Ford, 25, took the stand on Aug. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones to deny he killed his 5-month-old daughter. Ford is charged with second-degree... Read More

14-Year-Old Teenager Found Suffering from Gunshot Wound

Details According to the Baltimore Police Department, a Baltimore teenager was found suffering from an apparent gunshot and transported to an area hospital for treatment on Aug. 6. Patrol officers responded... Read More