Suspects Archives - Page 25 of 188

Details Counsel delivered closing arguments in a trial where each side claimed the other coordinated murder of a 29-year-old before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Darius Joyner is... Read More

Defendant Accused of 17-Month Old’s Murder Scheduled for Retrial

Details A homicide defendant charged with killing a 17-month old baby was scheduled for a retrial on May 13. Francois Brown is charged with second-degree murder, first and second-degree child abuse,... Read More

‘The Devil Set Him Up,’ Victim’s Cousin Says About Homicide Defendant at Sentencing

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced homicide defendant Dana Davenport to life plus 25 years on May 13 for the murder of 37-year-old Tyrone Walker in 2022. Davenport, 30,... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Takes 12-Year Plea for Drive-By Shooting in Central Baltimore

Details A 28-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 13 after accepting a plea offer for a drive-by shooting in Central Baltimore last year. Larry Sparrow... Read More

Trial Ends for Drive-By Murder Defendant

Details “You can get more done with more than one person, even murder,” said the prosecutor trying 22-year-old defendant Wesley Lambert in a drive-by shooting case. He was seen in front of... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Stabbing Victim, Dumping Her Body in Alley

Details A Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the brutal murder of 28-year-old Mason Moldoven in 2020 after accepting a plea agreement from the prosecution last year.... Read More

Prosecutor Claims DNA Evidence on Gun Links Defendant to 19-Year-Old’s 2023 Murder

Details The homicide trial of Clifton Shields rests heavily on circumstantial evidence, a Baltimore City prosecutor said on May 10, specifically, the defendant’s DNA that she said was found on the... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Alibi Didn’t Speak with Baltimore Police, Prosecutor Says

Details Defense counsel’s sole alibi witness and friend of homicide defendant Ricky Crenshaw testified that he declined to give a statement to a Baltimore Police Department detective investigating the 47-year-old’s alleged... Read More

Defendant Fired at Victim 15 Times in ‘Act of Extreme Violence,’ Prosecutor Argues

Details Two days after the anniversary of the shooting, attempted homicide defendant Lance Hickman began his jury trial on May 10 when a Baltimore City prosecutor said the defendant opened fire... Read More

Convicted Murderer Gets Another New Lawyer for Upcoming Attempted Murder Trial

Details Jeremiah Tehohney, 24, has a new lawyer who will represent the convicted murderer against an attempted murder charge and other felonies. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set... Read More

Duane Avenue Park Murder a Case of, ‘He Said, She Said’

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown presided over opening statements in a murder trial which will be decided over whether the jury believes the 23-year-old defendant or his... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Turns Down Plea, Trial Set

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set an August 20 trial date for an attempted murder suspect after he turned down a plea deal. Demetrius Wilson, 29, is... Read More

Missing Witness Forces Non-Fatal Shooting Case Dismissal

Details The prosecution dismissed the case against a non-fatal shooting defendant after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied his postponement request on May 8. The prosecution’s witness in a trial... Read More

Counsel Agree, Victim Fired Gun First in 2022 Park Heights Avenue Shootout

Details “Drive-by shootings. They’re just so easy if you want to kill somebody, so easy just to wipe your hands clean, according to a Baltimore City prosecutor. She said defendant Wesley... Read More

Cell Phone Video Helped ID Edmondson Avenue Murder Suspect, Prosecutor Argues

Details When 47-year-old Ricky Crenshaw shot and killed Terence Cheatham last year, the defendant would’ve gotten away with the 33-year-old’s murder had it not been for a witness’ cell phone recording... Read More

Judge Rejects Homicide Defendant’s Plea Deal as ‘Very Generous’

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge refused to accept a 23-year-old homicide defendant’s guilty plea May 7, beginning his jury trial instead. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of... Read More

Judge Denies Alleged Shooter Bail Due to ‘Extraordinary’ Public Safety Concerns

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner denied bail for a 26-year-old shooting defendant on May 7. Dyrin Harrell is charged with having a handgun and loaded handgun on... Read More

Sentencing Proceeds Despite Murder Defendant’s Attempt to Rescind Guilty Plea

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge proceeded with a 29-year-old murder defendant’s scheduled sentencing despite her attorney’s motions to withdraw her guilty plea. Lexus Hart pleaded guilty to first-degree murder,... Read More

Police Arrest Frankford Avenue Shooting Suspect

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northeast District on April 6, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 25-year-old Deontaye Kendall of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Kendall was... Read More

Baltimore Hits Year-Low in Homicides as Shootings Creep Upward

Details Baltimore Witness data reveals April was another month of falling homicide numbers. However, monthly non-fatal shootings rose slightly to 44 from March’s 32, according to shootings reported by the police. ... Read More

February Double Homicide Suspect Arrested

Details In reference to a double homicide that occurred in the Northeast District on Feb. 7, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 21-year-old Daquan Woodard of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Woodard... Read More

Defendant’s Third Murder Trial Ends in Hung Jury

Details A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to hear the verdict in his latest trial. However, there was none. On April 29, alongside his... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder, Rejects Plea, Receives June Trial Date

Details After rejecting a plea offer, an attempted murder defendant received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an April 16 hearing. Diante Wilson,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Retrial Date Set

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 46-year-old homicide defendant on May 1. Levar Cooper is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More