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Suspect in 2021 Shooting No Show in Court

Details Laronte Collins, 18, did not appear at his pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 7. There was no immediate explanation for his absence.... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial on Hold Pending Key Witness

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. William approved an privately presented motion filed by the prosecution to summon a crucial witness in 31-year-old Devonte Lassiter’s attempted murder trial on... Read More

July Trial Scheduled for Liquor Store Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July jury trial date for murder defendant Amir C. Barnes-Henderson, 26, on April 4. Henderson will appear before Baltimore City... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Reopened on Constitutional Grounds

Details “This is my life that I’m currently fighting for.” Anton Harris, 37, said on April 4 as he begged Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a fair... Read More

Release Denied as 2020 Shooting Defendant is Retried

By Claire Schreiber - April 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey ruled that Dominick Scarboro, 31, remain held without bond as he awaits a retrial in a remanded 2020 non-fatal shooting case. The incident... Read More

Cinder Block Murderer Plans to File for Retrial

Details Convicted cinder block murder defendant Dayrel McFarland said he intends to file a retrial motion in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey on April 3. The... Read More

June Trial Set for Men Accused in October 2024 Gunfight

Details On April 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a lJune jury trial for Marcus Lilly, 42, who was accused of exchanging gunfire with co-defendant Shyheem Thompson,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth sentenced Darryl Toomer to 15 years in prison and five years of probation for a brutal shooting in a hearing on April... Read More

Prosecution Uses Instagram Posts as a Link to Murder Suspect ‘Sleepy’

Details The prosecution in a murder trial presented Instagram evidence to link Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, to the Feb. 20, 2024, fatal shooting of Darcell Mitchell, 19. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Johnston Square Shooting Suspect Arrested in Ohio

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Central District. On March 18, investigators identified 26-year-old Unique Thorn of Baltimore as the suspect in... Read More

Trial Continues For Teen’s Fatal Shooting

Details Trial continued for Davon “Dae Dae” Butler, 19, Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, and a third teenage boy before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 3. Butler... Read More

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Prints Linked to Firearm, Says Prosecutor

Details On March 31, the prosecution in the murder case of 22-year-old Derrien Gamble claimed that video surveillance footage, cellular location data, and fingerprint analysis link Gamble to the February 2023... Read More

Heated Debate in Closings Over Off-Duty Cop’s Killing

Details Closing arguments over who was responsible for a policeman’s killing grew heated in Dion Thompson‘s murder trial on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays “All... Read More

Ballistics Evidence Links 2 Shootings in Murder Trial

Details On March 27, a firearms examiner presented evidence that seemed to link homicide defendant Derrien Gamble to two gun-related incidents from 2023 and 2024. Gamble is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Prosecutor Claims Defense, ‘Distracts, Deflects, Diminishes,’ During Cinder Block Murder Trial

Details There were heated closing arguments in the homicide trial of Dayrel McFarland on March 28, with the prosecution claiming that defense attorney Joseph Owens was employing tactics to “distract, deflect,... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial for Co-Defendant’s Competency Hearing

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a one-day postponement in the jury trial of co-defendants Davon Butler, 19, Charles Bowen, 20, and a third teenager who was 17... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide Case

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Allows Defense Counsel to Stay on Case

Details A Baltimore man accused of shooting and robbing a man at the No. 1 Chinese Carry Out restaurant in Penn North is set to stand trial for five days, beginning... Read More

Homicide Defendant to Return in July Following Hung Jury

Details Fielding Bame, 41, will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court July 21 for a second jury trial. The jury in his previous trial was unable to reach a consensus on... Read More

Court’s Failure to Respond to NCR Request Postpones Trial Again

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John. A Howard transferred 64-year-old Norman Moore’s attempted murder case to Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a new jury trial date after the court failed... Read More

Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Said to Link Suspect to Killing

Details In trial on March 28, the prosecution presented video and cellphone evidence allegedly linking Derrien Gamble, 21, to the Feb. 13, 2024 fatal shooting of Tyree Bell,19. The incident occurred... Read More

Hagerstown Man Accused of Infanticide to Receive June Trial Date

Details A Hagerstown man accused of infanticide is set to receive a new jury trial date on June 6 after his case was recently remanded. Anthony Ford, 28, was initially charged... Read More