Juveniles Archives - Page 15 of 19

Probation Violation Hearing Postponed for Decade-Old Child Murder

Details A 28-year-old man accused of his infant son’s death more than a decade ago is scheduled for a probation violation hearing in May 2023. Myron Evans was originally set to... Read More

Southwest District Looking into Non-Fatal Shooting of Teen on Pine Heights Avenue

Details Detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the shooting of a 17-year-old male on Dec. 10. On Saturday, at approximately 6:41 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros

Details A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Dec. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul Cucuzzella. On Wednesday,... Read More

‘This Was An Execution,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury in Three-Defendant Murder Trial

Details Ten loud claps, one right after the other, echoed in the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 7 as a prosecutor mimicked the ten gunshots that killed 33-year-old... Read More

Judge Delays Trial Date for Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Pregnant Woman and 3-Year-Old Daughter

Details During a Dec. 5 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn delayed a trial date for a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant woman and... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date For 15-Year-Old Charged As An Adult For Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a 15-year-old boy accused of committing murder during a Dec. 5 reception court proceeding. Damonyae Malone is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Police Report Non-Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old on North Caroline Street

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Eastern District is looking into the non-fatal shooting of a teen on Dec 4. On Sunday, at approximately 4:25 p.m., officers responded to the 700... Read More

Double Shooting Reported in Eastern District

Details The Eastern District of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a double shooting which occurred on Nov. 26. On Saturday, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for 15-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 21 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance for a 15-year-old murder defendant as parties await the selection of a new prosecutor. The defendant... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing Pending Response to Motion for Reconsideration in Case Involving MS-13 Affiliate

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a reception court hearing on Nov. 17 as the defense counsel, who is representing an attempted murder defendant affiliated with the MS-13... Read More

Officers Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old

Details On Nov. 15, 35-year-old Tavon Battle was arrested by members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force at a home in Harford County, Md. Battle was brought back to the Baltimore... Read More

Prosecution Unable to Respond to Defense’s Not Criminally Responsible Claims on Behalf of Mother 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 plea offers... Read More

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