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Manslaughter Defendant Pleads Guilty to Fatal Car Crash For Six Years in Prison

Details Less than a month before his scheduled trial, defendant David Hanson Jr. opted to plead guilty to manslaughter and drunk driving charges for a fatal accident in April 2023. The... Read More

Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing in Jonestown Takes March 2025 Trial Date

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea offer of two decades incarceration on Dec. 20 for the fatal stabbing of Dondre Quickley in Jonestown in July. During Friday’s reception court... Read More

Lawnview Avenue Murder Defendant Says Military Records Will ‘Mitigate’ The Charges

Details Defense counsel for the accused killer of 32-year-old John Parrish said she believes her client’s case “is not going to be a trial,” but will resolve once she retrieves “mitigation... Read More

Corner Store Employee Found Guilty of Firing Shotgun at Two Women in Edgewood

Details A 48-year-old man accused of shooting a shotgun at two sisters over an alleged insult was convicted of the non-fatal shooting on Dec. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Defendant Convicted of Fatal Robbery That Killed 60-Year-Old Man in 2022

Details A jury has convicted defendant Antonio Bardney of a fatal robbery in Canton that killed 60-year-old Victorino Malabayabas in 2022. Following a three-day trial, the 24-year-old defendant was found guilty... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes March 2025 Trial Over 50-Year Plea Offer

Details Attempted homicide defendant Corey Coleman opted to take her case to trial on Dec. 19, rejecting the prosecution’s plea offer of 50 years in prison. Charges currently against the 39-year-old... Read More

Shooting Defendant Agrees to A Plea, Collapses During Proceeding

By Sage Cho - December 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Dec. 18, a defendant in a non-fatal shooting case accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Jermall Mayo, 38, pleaded guilty to having... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim During Argument in February

Details After ongoing plea negotiations, attempted murder defendant Felicia Thelma Mull agreed to a guilty plea on Dec. 18 with her sentencing anticipated on a later date. Mull, 46, was initially... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Eastern District Homicide

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) made an arrest in an Eastern District homicide investigation. On Dec. 17, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to a home in... Read More

Defense Counsel Argues Victim’s Description of Defendant Doesn’t Match ID in Photo Array

Details A carjacking victim’s description of alleged suspect Antionne Johnson should be questioned, according to defense attorney Roland Harris, who told jurors on Dec. 17 that the victim’s description of his... Read More

Judge Refers Homicide Trial to Mental Health Court

Details On Dec. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria referred a homicide defendant’s trial to mental health court. Kharod O’Neill, 20, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Closing Statements Delivered in 2022 Homicide Case

Details On Dec. 16, counsel delivered closing statements for a homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels. Antonio Bardney, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and robbery regarding... Read More

Shooting Suspect Dismisses Attorney to Represent Himself

Details Feeling spurned by his defense counsel and confident to represent himself in trial, a murder defendant dismissed his attorney in the Baltimore City Circuit Courtroom of Judge Jeffery M. Geller.... Read More

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict For Man Charged With Killing His On-Again, Off-Again Girlfriend

Details A jury has found 31-year-old Reginald Peay III guilty of fatally shooting his on-again, off-again girlfriend on Dec. 6. That despite defense counsel’s claims of self-defense about what happened on... Read More

Judge Sentences Chronic Offender to Life Plus 10 Years

Details On Dec. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert sentenced a homicide defendant to life in prison plus ten years. Steven Gibson, 40, was originally charged with first-degree... Read More

Shooting A Victim Ten Times Goes Beyond Self-Defense, Prosecutor Says

Details The prosecution said an on-and-off again boyfriend’s claim of self-defense doesn’t justify murder in a Dec. 6 trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazarow. Reginald Peay III, 31,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 10, a 19-year-old defendant accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. Shannon Kanye Amaury Fletcher faced charges including two counts each of... Read More

Judge Resets Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a homicide defendant’s pre-trial conference in reception court on Dec. 9. Johnnie Teague, 52, is charged with first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Postpones Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial to Early 2025

Details On Dec. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of the non-fatal shooting defendant to Jan. 23, 2025. Matthew Leo Garner, Jr., 20, is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Testifies He Hardly Knew Victim

Details A murder defendant took the stand and claimed he barely knew the victim during his trial on Dec. 5 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The suspect, 31-year-old Reginald Peay, is... Read More

Liberty Heights Shooter Accepts Plea Deal

By Sage Cho - December 9, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Dec. 9. Dyrin Harrell, 27, is charged with firearm usage... Read More

Homicide Defendant Claims His Case Was Cancelled, Judge Disagrees

Details Murder suspect Harley Frost, 35, engaged in a spirited debate with Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland about whether his case was still active in a reception court... Read More

Driver of Fatal Hit-and-Run Pleads Guilty for Two-Year Sentence

Details Stifling tears, defendant Megan Sherman apologized for the death of Aaron Hall, nearly a year-and-a-half after she struck and killed the 41-year-old victim with her car in Southwest Baltimore. On... Read More

Witness Lies Under Oath While Testifying Against Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 5, the defense and prosecution argued whether a witness was telling the truth about a 31-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Troy... Read More