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Mother Accepts Guilty Plea For Infanticide

Details Defendant Aurielle Angelique Montgomery, 23, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of her infant child, 1-year-old Nyemia Gilliard, on May 5. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details Michael Armstrong, 28, rejected the prosecution’s plea offer of 25 years without the possibility of parole on the charges of attempted first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime,... Read More

July Trial Set For Suspected Central Avenue Murderer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a five-day jury trial for Dale Haddix, 23, during reception court on May 2. Haddix is set to reappear in court... Read More

Montford Avenue Homicide Trial Postponed

Details On May 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed murder defendant Dakwane Cole’s homicide case to give counsel time to receive and examine evidence. Cole, 30, is... Read More

West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder

Details Jonathan Lopez, 21, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder and firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on May 2. Lopez was initially also charged with... Read More

Suspect Accused of Shooting Linked to Birthday Party, Rejects Plea

By Tiffany Sartor - May 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May trial date for Takeya Miller, 49. She is accused in a shopping center shooting that started as a birthday party... Read More

Defendant Gets Probation After Credit for Time Served

By Ben Dutcher , Noor Ogaili - May 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant has been ordered to serve 18 months of supervised probation following completion of an alcohol treatment program. On Feb. 14, Reginald Allen, 46, pleaded guilty to shooting a... Read More

Prosecution Claims Video Footage, DNA Points to Homicide Suspect

Details Counsel continued to debate video footage on the final day of 18-year-old Deonte Price’s trial April 30, with the prosecution’s maintaining that Price shot one man and killed another on... 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

Greenmount Avenue Shooting Co-Defendants Take Pleas

Details Co-defendants Walter Bush, 29, and Quincee Moon, 19, waived their rights to a trial on April 30 in exchange for guilty pleas. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant... Read More

Defense Claims Seizure of Cell Phone Data Unconstitutional in a Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied defense counsel’s motion to suppress cell phone evidence on April 28 in the trial of Gregory Whitfield, 19. Whitfield is charged... Read More

Defense Complains of Short Notice For Ballistics in Shooting Case

Details On April 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard rejected defense attorney Natalie Finegar’s motion to strike bullet-related evidence from the trial of Dionte Cain, 31. Cain is... Read More

Last Minute Alibi Postpones Murder Trial

Details A technical violation prompted Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to deny Gerald McEachern’s request for a trial postponement on April 28–that after an alibi witness came forward... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Again

Details Jytarous Evans’ attempted murder trial was postponed on April 28, due to questions about DNA evidence. Evans, 34, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, multiple firearm... Read More

Shopping Center Murder Trial Rescheduled for Fall

Details Co-defendants, Daaon Spears, 19, and Bryan Johnson, 18, received a Sept. 30 trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 28 due to the prosecution’s... Read More

No Bail For Homicide Suspect in 2020 Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled on April 25 that homicide defendant Donnell Johnson, 34, be held without bail after his trial was postponed for the fourth... Read More

Suspect Arrested in Oakenshawe Mass Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 25, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northern District on March 29, detectives have arrested Broderick Young, 21, of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Young was responsible for the... Read More

Last Man Sentenced in Bus Stop Double Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer amended 31-year-old Kevin Cleveland’s sentence on April 22, changing it from life, suspending all but 40 years, to 40 years with 5... Read More

2 Arrested in String of Violent Crimes

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 23, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Traffic |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announces the arrests of Eddie Murphy, 39, and Christopher Brigerman, 44, in reference to several recent shootings, a carjacking, and a burglary in the Southeast... 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

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Defendant of All Charges

Details Attempted murder defendant William Elliot was found not guilty and acquitted of all charges by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on April 18. Elliot,... Read More

15 Witnesses Prepare to Testify in Murder Trial

Details Homicide defendant Brandon Fullard, 41, received a Sept. 15 jury trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 21. Defense attorney Derrick Hamlin is set... Read More

Trial Date Set For Little Italy Murder Defendant

Details Gregory Jones, 26, received a July 10 homicide trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 21. Prior to the hearing, the prosecutor filed a... Read More

Shooter Gets Life Sentence for Shattering Victim’s Eye

Details Terrell Parker, 28, was sentenced to life plus 30 years, the first 10 without parole, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill on April 18 for a 2023... Read More