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Drug Trafficking Trial Postponed to August

By Riley Mathews - June 26, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the non-fatal shooting, drug trafficking case of K’Hova Barfield on June 26. Defense attorney James Sweeting III took on Barfield’s case... Read More

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a mistrial for one of 37-year-old Munir Matin’s three criminal cases on June 25 following findings of prosecutorial misconduct. Proceedings ended... Read More

Jury Deliberates in College Student Stabbing Case

Details Deliberations began on June 25 for a man accused of stabbing a college student at the East Baltimore Medical Center on the 1000 block of E. Eager Street last summer. The... Read More

Defendant Receives 10 Years in Prison for Accessory After the Fact Conviction

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard sentenced a defendant involved in a homicide to 10 years in prison on June 25. Tyrell White, 21, was initially charged with... Read More

Judge Denies Dismissal And Limits Evidence in Triple Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied a motion to dismiss the case of homicide defendant Munir Matin on June 23. Matin, 37, faces 38 charges across three... Read More

Judge Complains About Defense Attorney in Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland appeared exasperated at defense attorney Angela Shelton’s conduct regarding her handling of an attempted murder case on June 23. Stand-in defense attorney... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Broadway East Stabbing

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of Idris Malik Ramos, 51, in connection to a Central District homicide that occurred on June 21. Ramos is charged with fatally... Read More

North Avenue Shooting Suspect Rejects Plea, Faces Late September Trial

Details A man charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer of life, suspending all but 40, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 23. The case... Read More

Aisquith Street Shooter, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder

Details Jamal Smothers, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, and first-degree assault before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels on June 17.... Read More

Case Dismissed Against McElderry Park Shooting Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones dismissed the shooting case against 21-year-old Elijah Stanley on June 16 because of an issue with the prosecution’s witnesses. Stanley was charged... Read More

Trials Set During Reception Court

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over reception court proceedings for Tavon Jones, Allen Brown, and Tyree Green on June 16. Jones, 24, is charged with attempted... Read More

‘Speechless’ Judge Sentences Cinder Block Killer To Life

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette C. Ringgold-Kirksey sentenced 28-year-old Dayrel McFarland to an aggregate sentence of life plus three years on June 16 for his role in the death... Read More

Suspect Withdraws Guilty Plea in Fatal Child Abuse Case, Will be Retried

Details Jalesia Offer, 35, withdrew her guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown on June 13. Offer previously pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse in connection to... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting at Ex-Girlfriend’s Uncle Recants Guilty Plea

Details On June 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow struck the guilty plea of Tavon Jones, 24, at the request of his defense attorney Bradley Macfee. Jones is... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Counts, Burglary, Following Halloween Break-ins

By Mark McNeill , Jane Cox , Kabir Broker - June 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Derron Ranson, 46, pleaded guilty to two counts of firearm possession by a prohibited person and one count of fourth-degree burglary of a dwelling on June 11. On Oct. 31,2024,... Read More

Homicides Triple, Non-Fatal Shootings Decline by Nearly Half Between April and May

Details Homicides in Baltimore City roughly tripled from April to May, and reported non-fatal shootings dropped by approximately 46 percent. Compared to the six homicides in April, May saw 20, demonstrating... Read More

Woman Arrested in Connection to Downtown Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of De’siya Parker, 21, in connection to a serious aggravated assault that occurred downtown, in the Central District. Investigators revealed that Parker... Read More

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Suspect of Most Serious Charges

Details A jury reached a not guilty verdict for the most serious charges facing 34-year-old Jytarious Evans before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on June 6. Evans was... Read More

Judge Approves Defense Strike Motions in Highway Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided during a motions hearing on June 9 in which the defense moved to strike expert testimony by three prosecution witnesses. Defendant... Read More

Victim Identified, Suspect Arrested in Fatal Round Road Shooting

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southern District on June 8, investigators have arrested Melvin Scott, 32, of Baltimore. Scott was arrested in connection with the homicide... Read More

Trial Testimony Describes 2020 Double Murder

Details On June 6, witnesses to a shooting that left two dead delivered dramatic testimonies on the second day of Dandre Woods-Bethel’s murder trial. Woods-Bethel, 29, is charged with two counts... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Attempted Murder Suspect

Details Due to unspecified complications with one of the prosecution’s witnesses on June 9, parties agreed to dismiss the case of Travis Turner before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H.... Read More

Postponements Impact More Than Half of June’s Upcoming Murder Trials

Details Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little... Read More

October Trial Date Set for Teen Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged... Read More